Americans Divided on Abortion Availability (Gallup / CNN / USAT)

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Angus Reid Global Scan) – Adults in the United States are split over current regulations regarding pregnancy termination, according to a poll by Gallup released by CNN and USA Today. 35 per cent of respondents say abortion should be legal under any or most circumstances, 40 per cent would consent to the procedure in only a few occasions, and 22 per cent would make it illegal in all cases. <snip>

Polling Data

Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances?

May 2005 Mar. 2005

Under any circumstances 23% 23%
Under most circumstances 12% 14%
Under only a few circumstances 40% 39%
Illegal in all circumstances 22% 20%

With respect to the abortion issue, would you consider yourself to be pro-choice or pro-life?

May 2005 May 2004

Pro-Choice 48% 49%
Pro-Life 44% 44%
Mixed / Neither 3% 2%
Not sure what terms mean 3% 3%

Source: Gallup / CNN / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,005 American adults, conducted from May 2 to May 5, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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