ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 9-12, 2008. N=1,130 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS. RV = registered voters

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"Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases, or illegal in all cases?"

.

12/16-19/07

12/6-9/07

12/15-18/05

4/21-24/05

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Oct. 23-25, 2007. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

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"Which would you prefer for the public schools in your community? Provide birth control only to those students who have the consent of their parents. Provide birth control to all students who want it. Not provide birth control to any student."

.

%

%

%

%

10/23-25/07

37

30

30

3

.

"Do you think making birth control available for teenagers would not encourage them to have sexual intercourse earlier or encourage them to have sexual intercourse earlier than they would have?"

.

%

%

%

10/23-25/07

49

46

5

.

"Do you think making birth control available for teenagers would reduce the number of pregnancies among teenagers, have no effect on the number of pregnancies among teenagers, or increase the number of pregnancies among teenagers?"

.

%

%

%

%

10/23-25/07

62

22

13

3

.

"What do you think is the better way to reduce the number of pregnancies among teenagers: by emphasizing sex education and birth control, or by emphasizing morality and abstinence?"

.

%

%

%

10/23-25/07

51

46

3

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Oct. 23-24, 2007. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

.

"Please tell me if you think abortion should be legal or illegal in each of the following situations . . . ."

.

"If the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest"

  10/23-24/07

  2/28 - 3/1/06

.

"If the pregnancy puts the mother's life at risk"

  10/23-24/07

.

"If the pregnancy puts the mother's mental health at risk"

  10/23-24/07

.

"If the baby has a fatal birth defect"

  10/23-24/07

.

"If the pregnancy is unwanted"

  10/23-24/07

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"Do you need to know a candidate's position on the issue of abortion before deciding your vote for president or is that not something you need to know?"

.

10/23-24/07

.

.

10/23-24/07

5/15-16/07

2/13-14/07

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 17-23, 2007. N=2,007 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2.5. Aug. 2007 survey conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas.

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"Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases, or illegal in all cases?" Options rotated

.

%

%

%

%

%

10/17-23/07

21

32

24

15

8

8/1-18/07

17

35

26

17

5

2/16 - 3/14/07

15

30

30

20

5

The Harris Poll. Oct. 16-23, 2007. N=1,052 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that states laws which made it illegal for a woman to have an abortion up to three months of pregnancy were unconstitutional, and that the decision on whether a woman should have an abortion up to three months of pregnancy should be left to the woman and her doctor to decide. In general, do you favor or oppose this part of the U.S. Supreme Court decision making abortions up to three months of pregnancy legal?"

.

10/16-23/07

4/4-10/06

.

"In general, do you favor permitting a woman who wants one to have an abortion in all circumstances, some circumstances or no circumstances?"

.

10/16-23/07

4/4-10/06

.

"Do you favor laws that would make it more difficult for a woman to get an abortion, favor laws that would make it easier to get an abortion or should no change be made to existing abortion laws?"

.

10/16-23/07

4/4-10/06

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Oct. 19-22, 2007. N=1,039 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3. RV = registered voters

.

"Which comes closest to your view on abortion: abortion should always be legal, or should be legal most of the time, or should be made illegal except in cases of rape, incest and to save the mother's life, or abortion should be made illegal without any exceptions?"

.

10/19-22/07 RV

1/15-17/05 Adults

.

.

"What is your personal feeling about abortion? (1) It should be permitted in all cases. (2) It should be permitted, but subject to greater restrictions than it is now. (3) It should be permitted only in cases such as rape, incest and to save the woman's life. OR, (4) It should only be permitted to save the woman's life."

.

.

%

%

%

%

%

%

10/12-16/07

26

16

34

16

4

4

1/18-21/07

31

16

30

12

5

6

29

17

33

14

4

3

27

15

33

17

5

3

7/29 - 8/2/05

28

15

33

15

5

4

7/13-14/05

25

14

38

15

3

5

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 12-14, 2007. N=1,212 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

.

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

.

%

%

%

%

10/12-14/07

23

54

22

1

8/30 - 9/2/06

24

50

24

2

.

"Regardless of whether you think abortion should be allowed or not, do you personally believe having an abortion is wrong?"

.

%

%

%

10/12-14/07

60

36

4

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 4-9, 2007. N=1,263 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

.

"Which of these comes closest to your view? Abortion should be generally available to those who want it. OR, Abortion should be available, but under stricter limits than it is now. OR, Abortion should not be permitted."

.

%

%

%

%

34

39

25

2

41

34

22

3

39

37

21

3

34

41

23

2

38

39

21

2

38

39

20

3

4/13-16/05

36

38

24

2

3/21-22/05

35

37

25

3

2/24-28/05

35

40

23

2

1/14-18/05

36

35

26

3

11/04

34

44

21

1

7/04

34

42

22

2

1/03

39

38

22

1