“I Believe Abortion Should Be…” [by Political Orientation]

Among the most socially conservative people in our sample, 76.8% thought abortion should either be outlawed entirely (32.1%) or legal only in the case of rape or medical emergency (44.7%).

By contrast, among the most socially liberal people in our sample, 60.3% felt abortion should either be legal at any time during pregnancy (44.3%) or legal up to the 2nd trimester (16.0%).

Only 32% of moderate liberals believed abortion should be legal at any time during pregnancy, and only 14.1% of moderate conservatives believed abortion should be outlawed entirely.