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Global – Data Dive: How women and men feel about abortion issues

In five points, we look at how people across 29 countries feel about everything from if, and when, abortion should be legal to who, if anyone, should be punished when it’s illegal.

29 August 2023
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How do women and men feel about abortion?
Like politics and religion, it’s a topic most steer clear of debating with friends and family at the dinner table. For many, abortion can be such a hot potato as it’s framed as both a highly personal choice and a hotly debated political subject.

It’s also, for obvious reasons, often portrayed as a “woman’s issue” only. Add on to that news photos of pro-choice rallies that can make it appear as if it’s only young women who support legal abortion and it’s only old men who oppose it.  

Continued: https://www.ipsos.com/en/data-dive-how-women-and-men-feel-about-abortion-issues

29.08.2023
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Global views on abortion

A majority across 29 countries believe abortion should be legal in at least most cases.

22 August 2023

More than one in two (56%) across 29 countries believe abortion should be legal, including more than one in four (27%) who feel it should be legal in all cases.

Support for abortion is highest in Europe, with Sweden and France having the highest level of sentiment in believing abortion should be legal (87% and 82% respectively).

Continued: https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/global-views-abortion

22.08.2023
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Less than 2 in 10 Canadian women are very knowledgeable about their abortion options, according to Ipsos Survey

Canadian women have their say on abortion options, access and knowledge

POSTED ON MAY 24, 2023
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TORONTO, May 24, 2023 – Women’s reproductive rights, sexual health, and abortion are regular topics of discussion worldwide leading up to and since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in the United States in June 2022 ending a landmark ruling that protected the constitutional right to abortion in the US. When it comes to abortion access and freedom of choice, Canadian women are very clear that they want to make their own choice when it comes to reproductive rights.

Abortion is one of the most common healthcare needs in Canada, with an estimated one in three1 Canadian women having an abortion in their lifetime. Whether opting for a medication abortion, commonly referred to as the abortion pill (Mifegymiso) taken at home, which was approved in 2015, or a surgical abortion performed in a hospital or clinic setting, both options are safe, legal in Canada, and fully covered by provincial health care plans.

Continued: https://www.linepharma.com/less-than-2-in-10-canadian-women-are-very-knowledgeable-about-their-abortion-options-according-to-ipsos-survey/

24.05.2023
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Majority of Canadians support abortion access but less so for younger age groups: poll

By Irelyne Lavery, Global News
July 29, 2022

Although support for abortion access has increased over the last decade in Canada, it wavers for younger age groups, a new poll suggests.

The Ipsos poll, conducted exclusively for Global News and released Friday, found that a majority of Canadians support access to abortion whenever it’s wanted.

Continued: https://globalnews.ca/news/9023422/abortion-access-canada-ipsos-poll/

29.07.2022
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Global Public Opinion About Abortion Is Shifting

Views on a thorny moral and medical issue are remarkably unsettled for a debate that has played out over generations.

By Ben Schott
September 18, 2020

Although the political debate surrounding abortion often seems most heated in the United States, recent data suggest that global public opinion on this thorny moral and medical issue is more fluid than one might think.

Ipsos has been tracking views on abortion annually since 2014. This year’s poll of 17,500 adults across 25 countries indicates that, on average, 70% think abortion should be permitted — down from 75% in 2016, and 2 percentage points lower than in 2014. (These figures include all abortion; when asked if abortion should be permitted “whenever a woman decides she wants one” the global acceptance rate falls to 44%.)

Continued: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-09-18/what-the-world-thinks-about-abortion

18.09.2020
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Half of all NZers believe that abortion should be permitted if a woman wants it

Half of all NZers believe that abortion should be permitted if a woman wants it
New Zealand public opinion on abortion is largely favourable, a new Ipsos global survey on abortion and feminism has found.

20 June 2019

The Ipsos Global Advisor Study regularly asks respondents from around the world, including over 500 in New Zealand for their views on topic issues.

Key findings on abortion from the survey include:

- Overall, three quarters of New Zealanders (77%) say abortion should be permitted either whenever a woman decides she wants one (51%) or in certain circumstances, such as if a woman has been raped (25%). This result is higher than the global average of 68% and puts New Zealand in ninth position in the world in relation to these views.

Continued: https://www.ipsos.com/en-nz/half-all-nzers-believe-abortion-should-be-permitted-if-woman-wants-it

20.06.2019
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A Majority of Americans Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases

A Majority of Americans Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases
Americans see nuance on the issue, with most avoiding an absolutist position

3 June 2019

Washington, DC, June 3, 2019 – With the recent passage of state laws restricting abortion in nine states*, Ipsos along with USA Today conducted a public opinion survey to gather how the American public currently views this divisive issue. Our May 31-June 1, 2019 study finds that a clear majority of Americans (55%) say that abortion should be legal in most or all cases, that facilities that provide abortion services should be allowed to remain in operation (73%), and that the Supreme Court should maintain the legal right to abortion (80%). However, we also find that Americans see nuance on the issue with most Americans avoiding an absolutist position on abortion.

Politically, this survey underlines that opposition to abortion is most concentrated in the Republican party, where a clear majority (59%) believe it should be illegal. Republicans also are likely to believe the new focus on abortion is good for the country. However, when asked if the abortion debate will impact their likelihood to vote in 2020, more Democrats than Republicans say it is increasing their likelihood, indicating the current fight may be energizing the Democratic base.

Continued: https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/news-polls/majority-of-Americans-support-abortion

03.06.2019
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