Views on abortion in the U.S.

Statistic report on views on abortion in the U.S.

Views on abortion in the U.S.

This report provides key figures and insights into Americans' attitudes toward the legality of abortion, views on medication abortion, and abortion policies. Since abortion has emerged as one of the key issues for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, a special chapter on how abortion matters to American voters is also included.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Level of satisfaction among Americans with abortion policies 2001-2024
  • Basic Statistic Abortion - Americans who are pro-life or pro-choice in 2023
  • Basic Statistic Americans' moral stance towards abortion 2001-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. voters' attitude towards abortion issue as of February 2024
  • Premium Statistic Opinion of voters on access to reproductive care services in the U.S. in 2024
  • Premium Statistic Views on abortion classification based on reproductive experiences in the U.S. 2020

Legalization level support

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  • Basic Statistic Favorability toward legalization of abortion in the U.S. in 2023, by reason
  • Premium Statistic U.S. support for abortion 2024, by education and level of legalization
  • Basic Statistic U.S. support for abortion 2024, by party and level of legalization
  • Premium Statistic U.S. support for abortion 2024, by age and level of legalization
  • Premium Statistic U.S. support for abortion 2024, by income and level of legalization

Abortion exceptions

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  • Premium Statistic Views of pro-life supporters on abortion exceptions in the U.S. 2024, by circumstance
  • Premium Statistic Support for abortion access in the U.S. 2024, by restriction level and circumstance
  • Basic Statistic Support for legalization of abortion in the U.S. 2023, by circumstance and party ID
  • Basic Statistic Support for legalization of abortion in the U.S. 2023, by race and circumstance
  • Basic Statistic Support for legalization of abortion in the U.S. 2023, by circumstance and religion
  • Premium Statistic U.S. views on abortion legality at six weeks gestation 2022, by political party
  • Premium Statistic U.S. views on abortion legality at fourteen weeks 2022, by political party

Medication abortion access

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  • Premium Statistic Support for law that bans access to medication abortion in the U.S. in 2023, by party
  • Premium Statistic Support for a law that bans medication abortion in the U.S. in 2023, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion on access to mifepristone in the U.S. in 2023, by level of restriction
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion on access to mifepristone in the U.S. in 2023. by age
  • Premium Statistic Opinion of Americans on legalization of medication abortion in their state in 2023
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion on access to mifepristone in the U.S. in 2023. by race and religion
  • Premium Statistic Opinion on legalization of medication abortion in the U.S. in 2023, by exposure

Abortion policies

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  • Premium Statistic Support for various proposed abortion policies in the U.S. in 2024, by party
  • Premium Statistic Support for abortion policies in the United States in 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults' support for a federal right to abortion by gender 2022
  • Premium Statistic Views on likelihood of policies to impact the number of abortions in the U.S. in 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. public opinion on who has influence on abortion policy 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. public opinion on who should have influence on abortion policy 2022
  • Premium Statistic Support for policies to reduce number of abortions in the U.S. in 2022, by party

Presidential election

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. voters' most important issue 2024, by party
  • Premium Statistic U.S. voters' opinion on the impact of elections on abortion access in 2024, by party
  • Premium Statistic Support for a candidate restricting abortion access in the U.S. in 2024, by party ID
  • Premium Statistic Women voters trust in U.S. presidential candidates with abortion in 2024, by party ID
  • Premium Statistic U.S. approval of Biden's handling of various social issues 2024
  • Premium Statistic Americans' opinion on abortion views of Biden vs. Trump in 2024
  • Premium Statistic Americans' opinion on Donald Trump's views on abortion in 2024, by party ID
  • Premium Statistic Americans' opinion on Joe Biden's views on abortion in 2024, by party ID
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