Statistics on Abortion
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Content:
1. Abortion legislation
2. Abortion rates
3. Public opinion on abortion
1. Abortion legislation
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2. Abortion rates
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3. Public opinion on abortion
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Public opinion in the U.S.:
(source, the question was: ”which one of these opinions best agrees with your view: 1) by law, abortion should never be permitted; 2) the law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest, or when the woman’s life is in danger; 3) the law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman’s life, but only after the need for the abortion has been established; or 4) by law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice)
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(source, incorporates data from eight organizations — ABC/Washington Post, Quinnipiac, Pew, LA Times/Bloomberg, AP/Ipsos, CBS, NBC/WSJ and CNN — that ask respondents a four-option question about abortion, where they are given a choice between saying abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in all cases, or illegal in most cases)
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