Author Ziad Munson on a 2016 study:
“… The General Social Survey… shows that in 2016 only 43% of Americans agreed with the statement that “it should be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if she wants it for any reason.”
The majority of Americans thus disagree with the belief of most pro-choice activists. On the other hand, the same survey shows that 74% of Americans agreed that it should be “possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if she became pregnant as a result of rape.”
Cites: Tom W Smith, et al. “General Social Surveys, 1972 – 2016” retrieved June 6, 2017
Ziad Munson Abortion Politics (Medford, MA: Polity Press, 2018) 64
The pro-choice movement claims that women should be allowed to have an abortion at any stage in pregnancy for any reason. Clearly, this is a minority view.
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