In 2023, 75 percent of respondents to a survey in the U.S. believed that abortion should be legal if the pregnancy threatens the woman's life or health. Only 55 percent of respondents in the U.S. believed that abortion should be legal in all or most of the cases. This statistic illustrates the share of favorability toward the legalization of abortion in the United States in 2023, by reason
Share of respondents who believed abortion should be legal in the following circumstances in the United States in 2023
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Legal if the pregnancy threatens the woman's life or health
75%
Legal if the pregnancy is the result of a rape
72%
Legal for any woman in the first 6 weeks of a pregnancy
59%
Legal if the baby is likely to be born with severe disabilities or health problems
56%
Legal in all or most cases
55%
Legal for any woman in the first 14 weeks of a pregnancy
46%
Legal for any woman in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy
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Ipsos. (August 22, 2023). Share of respondents who believed abortion should be legal in the following circumstances in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1416796/favorability-for-legalization-of-abortion-by-reason-in-the-united-states/
Ipsos. "Share of respondents who believed abortion should be legal in the following circumstances in the United States in 2023." Chart. August 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1416796/favorability-for-legalization-of-abortion-by-reason-in-the-united-states/
Ipsos. (2023). Share of respondents who believed abortion should be legal in the following circumstances in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1416796/favorability-for-legalization-of-abortion-by-reason-in-the-united-states/
Ipsos. "Share of Respondents Who Believed Abortion Should Be Legal in The following Circumstances in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1416796/favorability-for-legalization-of-abortion-by-reason-in-the-united-states/
Ipsos, Share of respondents who believed abortion should be legal in the following circumstances in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1416796/favorability-for-legalization-of-abortion-by-reason-in-the-united-states/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of respondents who believed abortion should be legal in the following circumstances in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Ipsos, August 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1416796/favorability-for-legalization-of-abortion-by-reason-in-the-united-states/
