Americans differ by party, age over ways to reduce the number of abortions in...
U.S. adults disagree over whether legal restrictions on abortion are an effective way to reduce the number of abortions in the U.S. The post Americans differ by party, age over ways to reduce the...
View ArticleMajority of Public Disapproves of Supreme Court’s Decision To Overturn Roe v....
Opinion on the legality of abortion has changed little since before the court's decision, with 62% now saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases. The post Majority of Public Disapproves of...
View ArticleKey facts about the abortion debate in America
As the nation’s post-Roe chapter begins and the legal battle shifts to the states, here are key facts about Americans’ views on abortion. The post Key facts about the abortion debate in America...
View ArticleIndia’s Sex Ratio at Birth Begins To Normalize
India’s artificially wide ratio of baby boys to baby girls – which arose in the 1970s from the use of prenatal diagnostic technology to facilitate sex-selective abortions – now appears to be narrowing....
View ArticleAbortion Rises in Importance as a Voting Issue, Driven by Democrats
While the economy remains the dominant issue in this fall’s midterm elections, the issue of abortion has increased markedly in importance. More voters continue to view their midterm vote as an...
View ArticlePositive Views of Supreme Court Decline Sharply Following Abortion Ruling
Americans’ ratings of the Supreme Court are now as negative as – and more politically polarized than – at any point in more than three decades of polling. And nearly two-thirds of Democrats (64%) now...
View ArticleBy more than two-to-one, Americans say medication abortion should be legal in...
A majority of Americans say medication abortion should be legal, but there is a stark divide by age, religion and party affiliation. The post By more than two-to-one, Americans say medication abortion...
View ArticleNearly a Year After Roe’s Demise, Americans’ Views of Abortion Access...
In states where abortion is prohibited, the share of people who say access to abortion should be easier has increased since August 2019. A majority of residents in those states say it would be...
View ArticleSupport for legal abortion is widespread in many countries, especially in Europe
Majorities in most of the 24 nations surveyed by Pew Research Center this spring say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. The post Support for legal abortion is widespread in many countries,...
View ArticleWhat the data says about abortion in the U.S.
The U.S. abortion rate has generally declined since the 1980s, but there have been slight upticks in the late 2010s and early 2020s. The post What the data says about abortion in the U.S. appeared...
View ArticleU.S. Catholics divided by party on whether Biden should be denied Communion...
67% of U.S. Catholics say Joe Biden should be allowed to receive Communion during Mass, while 29% say he should not be allowed to do this. The post U.S. Catholics divided by party on whether Biden...
View ArticleFast facts as Biden meets with Pope Francis
Here are some recent survey findings about Joe Biden, the pope, the debate over whether the president should receive Communion, and more. The post Fast facts as Biden meets with Pope Francis appeared...
View ArticleBlack Catholics in America
Most Black Catholic churchgoers are racial minorities in their congregations, unlike White and Hispanic Catholics – and Black Protestants The post Black Catholics in America appeared first on Pew...
View ArticleAmerica’s Abortion Quandary
A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but many are open to restrictions; many opponents of legal abortion say it should be legal in some circumstances. The post...
View ArticleLike Americans overall, Catholics vary in their abortion views, with regular...
About three-quarters of U.S. Catholics (76%) say abortion should be illegal in some cases but legal in others. The post Like Americans overall, Catholics vary in their abortion views, with regular Mass...
View ArticleMajority of Public Disapproves of Supreme Court’s Decision To Overturn Roe v....
Opinion on the legality of abortion has changed little since before the court's decision, with 62% now saying abortion should be legal in all or most cases. The post Majority of Public Disapproves of...
View ArticleKey facts about the abortion debate in America
As the nation’s post-Roe chapter begins and the legal battle shifts to the states, here are key facts about Americans’ views on abortion. The post Key facts about the abortion debate in America...
View ArticleIndia’s Sex Ratio at Birth Begins To Normalize
India’s artificially wide ratio of baby boys to baby girls – which arose in the 1970s from the use of prenatal diagnostic technology to facilitate sex-selective abortions – now appears to be narrowing....
View ArticlePublic Opinion on Abortion
Abortion has long been a contentious issue in the United States, and it is one that sharply divides Americans along partisan, ideological and religious lines. The post Public Opinion on Abortion...
View ArticleSupport for legal abortion is widespread in many places, especially in Europe
Majorities in most of the 27 places around the world surveyed in 2023 and 2024 say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. The post Support for legal abortion is widespread in many places,...
View Article