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 »

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 »