Americans’ support for the legality of abortion varies sharply when they are asked to evaluate it on a trimester basis, which is consistent with the pattern Gallup has found for more than 20 years. CONT. Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
Abortion Attitudes Remain Closely Divided
Americans’ views on the abortion issue continue to be closely divided. Currently, as many Americans personally identify as “pro-choice” on the issue as say they are “pro-life.” … When asked more specifically about their views on the legality of abortion, half of Americans adopt a middle-of-the-road position, saying abortion should […] Read more »
Young People Set to Impact the Debate on Women’s Health Issues
… A majority (54%) of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while about four in ten (43%) say it should be illegal in all or most cases. There has been little change in public views on abortion legality over the last decade. In 2008, 57% […] Read more »
Most want focus on making the health care system work
With the start of open-enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges around the country fast approaching, nearly six in 10 Americans say the Trump administration is doing too little to make sure the nation’s health insurance system works the way it should, according a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. […] Read more »
Health insurance and birth control
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers to cover the full cost of prescription birth control as part of their health insurance plans. This section of the June Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that a majority of the public (68 percent) support the requirement for private health insurance plans to […] Read more »
Americans Hold Record Liberal Views on Most Moral Issues
Americans continue to express an increasingly liberal outlook on what is morally acceptable, as their views on 10 of 19 moral issues that Gallup measures are the most left-leaning or permissive they have been to date. The percentages of U.S. adults who believe birth control, divorce, sex between unmarried people, […] Read more »