Abortion in the United States

===Additional polls===
[[File:USA Gallup abortion opinion poll.jpg|thumb|alt=A graph showing poll results from 1975 to 2008. The results are "legal only under certain circumstances" (varying between 50% and 60%), "legal under any circumstances" (varying between 20% and 30%), "illegal in all circumstances" (varying between 10% and 20%), and "no opinion" (under 5%).|Results of Gallup opinion poll in the U.S. since 1975, legal restriction of abortion<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/1576/Abortion.aspx |title=Abortion |publisher=Gallup.com |date= June 22, 2007|access-date=August 8, 2013}}</ref>]]
* A June 2000 ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' survey found that, although 57% of polltakers considered abortion to be murder, half of that 57% believed in allowing women access to abortion. The survey also found that, overall, 65% of respondents did not believe abortion should be legal after the first trimester, including 72% of women and 58% of men. Further, the survey found that 85% of Americans polled supported abortion in cases of risk to a woman's physical health, 54% if the woman's mental health was at risk, and 66% if a congenital abnormality was detected in the fetus.<ref>Rubin, Allisa J. (June 18, 2000). "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/55304043.html?dids=55304043:55304043&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+18%2C+2000&author=ALISSA+J.+RUBIN&pub=Los+Angeles&edition=&startpage=1&desc=Americans+Narrowing+Support+for+Abortion Americans Narrowing Support for Abortion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120162808/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/55304043.html?dids=55304043:55304043&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+18%2C+2000&author=ALISSA+J.+RUBIN&pub=Los+Angeles&edition=&startpage=1&desc=Americans+Narrowing+Support+for+Abortion |date=January 20, 2013 }}." ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved January 11, 2007.</ref>
* A July 2002 Public Agenda poll found that 44% of men and 42% of women thought that "abortion should be generally available to those who want it", 34% of men and 35% of women thought that "abortion should be available, but under stricter than limits it is now", and 21% of men and 22% of women thought that "abortion should not be permitted".<ref name="publicagenda1" />
* A January 2003 [[ABC News]]/''[[The Washington Post]]'' poll also examined attitudes towards abortion by gender. In answer to the question, "On the subject of abortion, do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases?", 25% of women responded that it should be legal in "all cases", 33% that it should be legal in "most cases", 23% that it should be illegal in "most cases", and 17% that it should be illegal in "all cases". 20% of men thought it should be legal in "all cases", 34% legal in "most cases", 27% illegal in "most cases", and 17% illegal in "all cases".<ref name="publicagenda1">Public Agenda Online. (2006). [http://www.publicagendaarchives.org/charts/men-and-women-hold-similar-views-legality-abortion Men and women hold similar views on the legality of abortion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506151159/http://www.publicagendaarchives.org/charts/men-and-women-hold-similar-views-legality-abortion |date=May 6, 2015 }}</ref>
* Most Fox News viewers favor both parental notification as well as parental consent, when a minor seeks an abortion. A [[Fox News]] poll in 2005 found that 78% of people favor a notification requirement, and 72% favor a consent requirement.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/poll_042705.pdf Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll]. April 25–26, 2005: "Do you think a female under age 18 should be required by state law to notify at least one parent or guardian before having an abortion?" 78% yes, 17% no. "Do you think a female under age 18 should be required by state law to get permission or consent from at least one parent or guardian before having an abortion?" 72% yes, 22% no.</ref>
* An April 2006 [[Harris Insights & Analytics|Harris]] poll on ''Roe v. Wade'', asked, "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?", to which 49% of respondents indicated favor while 47% indicated opposition. The Harris organization has concluded from this poll that, "49 percent now support Roe vs. Wade".<ref>Harris Interactive, (May 4, 2006). "[http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=659 Support for Roe vs. Wade Declines to Lowest Level Ever] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208091149/http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=659 |date=December 8, 2006 }}." Retrieved January 4, 2007." Pro-life activists have disputed whether the Harris poll question is a valid measure of public opinion about Roe's overall decision, because the question focuses only on the first three months of pregnancy." See Franz, Wanda. [http://www.nrlc.org/news/2007/NRL06/PresidentColumn.html "The Continuing Confusion About Roe v. Wade"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512081340/http://www.nrlc.org/news/2007/NRL06/PresidentColumn.html |date=May 12, 2008 }}, ''NRL News'' (June 2007). See also Adamek, Raymond. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2748305 "Abortion Polls"], ''[[Public Opinion Quarterly]]'', Vol. 42, No. 3 (Autumn, 1978), pp. 411–413.</ref>
* Two polls were released in May 2007 asking Americans "With respect to the abortion issue, would you consider yourself to be pro-choice or pro-life?" May 4–6, a CNN poll found 45% said "pro-choice" and 50% said pro-life.<ref>[http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/05/09/rel6e.pdf CNN Opinion Research Poll], (May 9, 2007). Retrieved May 27, 2007.</ref> Within the following week, a Gallup poll found 50% responding "pro-choice" and 44% pro-life.<ref>[http://www.gallup.com/poll/1576/Abortion.aspx "Abortion"] ''The Gallup Poll'' (May 21, 2007) Retrieved May 28, 2007.</ref>
* In 2011, a poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 43% of respondents identified themselves as both "pro-life" and "pro-choice".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publicreligion.org/2013/01/moving-beyond-pro-choice-and-pro-life/|title=Moving Beyond "Pro-Choice" and "Pro-Life" – PRRI|date=January 10, 2013 |access-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref>