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Pew Research CenterMay 5, 2022
2. Social and moral considerations on abortion

Republicans more likely than Democrats to say passing stricter abortion laws would reduce number of abortions in the United States

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Republicans more likely than Democrats to say passing stricter abortion laws would reduce number of abortions in the United States

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2. Social and moral considerations on abortion
Wide religious and partisan differences in views of the morality of abortion
Roughly half of Americans say there are situations where abortion is morally wrong, but should still be legal
Americans more likely to say additional support for women would reduce the number of abortions than say the same about stricter laws
Republicans more likely than Democrats to say passing stricter abortion laws would reduce number of abortions in the United States
A chart showing seven-in-ten Democrats say women should have more say than men in setting abortion policy in the U.S.
About half of U.S. adults say if legal abortions are too hard to get, women will seek out unsafe ones
Most Democrats say decisions about abortion should fall solely to pregnant women
A chart showing nearly three-quarters of White evangelicals say human life begins at conception
One-third of U.S. adults say both that abortion decision belongs solely to the pregnant woman, and that life begins at conception and fetuses have rights
A chart showing Americans express a range of strong emotions when asked to describe feelings on abortion

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