(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Americans are split in their assessment of an amendment to the proposed health care reform bill that would ban abortion coverage in any health insurance plan using federal subsidies, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 44 per cent of respondents agree with the ban, while 42 per cent disagree.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Almost half of the population of Britain wants the time limit on abortion to be reduced from the current 24 weeks, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 47 per cent of respondents share this point of view, while 36 per cent would maintain the current limit.
A large proportion of respondents think the 24-week window for women to have a procedure should be reduced.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in Peru are in favour of allowing a woman to terminate her pregnancy in some special cases, according to a poll by Ipsos, Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado published in El Comercio. 58 per cent of respondents agree with allowing an abortion when the life of the mother is in danger, while 38 per cent disagree.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – People in Spain are divided in their assessment of a government proposal to modify existing abortion regulations, according to a poll by Instituto Noxa published in La Vanguardia. 44 per cent of respondents support the proposed changes, while 46 per cent oppose them.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Adults in Chile are split on the topic of pregnancy termination, according to a poll by Ipsos, 46.9 per cent of respondents are opposed to abortion, while 39.1 per cent would allow it in some cases.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in the United States question their country’s pregnancy termination regulations, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 39 per cent of respondents think it is too easy for anyone in the U.S. to get an abortion, while 18 per cent believe it is too hard to do so.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The majority of people in Uruguay favour proposed legislation that would loosen existing restrictions on abortion, according to a poll by Factum published in El Espectador. 56 per cent of respondents agree with a bill that would allow women to request an abortion freely during the first 12 weeks of gestation, while 35 per cent disagree.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Three-in-five Americans are satisfied with the Supreme Court decision that established a woman’s right to an abortion, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 63 per cent of respondents agree with the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – More adults in the United States believe pregnancy termination should be allowed in their country, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 57 per cent of respondents think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, up six points since November.
