The global favorability toward the legalization of abortion in the United States decreased by nine percentage points between 2014 and 2023. In 2023, 55 percent of respondents believed that abortion should be permitted, either in all cases or most cases. In 2022, the phrasing was changed, indicating that 54 percent of respondents believed abortion should be legal in either all or some cases.
Favorability toward legalization of abortion in the United States from 2014 to 2023
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Ipsos. (August 22, 2023). Favorability toward legalization of abortion in the United States from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264632/favorability-toward-legalization-of-abortion-in-us/
Ipsos. "Favorability toward legalization of abortion in the United States from 2014 to 2023." Chart. August 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264632/favorability-toward-legalization-of-abortion-in-us/
Ipsos. (2023). Favorability toward legalization of abortion in the United States from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264632/favorability-toward-legalization-of-abortion-in-us/
Ipsos. "Favorability toward Legalization of Abortion in The United States from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264632/favorability-toward-legalization-of-abortion-in-us/
Ipsos, Favorability toward legalization of abortion in the United States from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264632/favorability-toward-legalization-of-abortion-in-us/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Favorability toward legalization of abortion in the United States from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], Ipsos, August 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1264632/favorability-toward-legalization-of-abortion-in-us/