As of March 2024, among U.S. adults who believe that abortion should be restricted at all times during a pregnancy, 63 percent were in favor of allowing abortion if the person's life is endangered by the pregnancy. For selected circumstances, except for when the fetus is diagnosed with a serious disability, anti-abortion supporters in the U.S. were likely to favor exceptions to abortion restriction.
Distribution of opinion of anti-abortion supporters on abortion exceptions in the U.S. as of March 2024, by circumstance
Original question “Throughout a pregnancy, do you think that for a person in the following circumstances, abortion. . . ?”
Note: The question was asked to people who believe that abortion should be restricted at all times during a pregnancy or are unsure when it should be restricted.
The sum of responses may not total to 100 percent due to rounding.
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