Issue: AbortionRSS

mexico_angel
(06/06/07) -

President’s Vatican Visit Irrelevant for Mexicans

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A majority of people in Mexico approve of their president’s recent trip to the Vatican, but think it provides no benefits to the country, according to a poll by Reforma. 67 per cent of respondents support Felipe Calder³n’s visit, but 68 per cent consider it mostly irrelevant.

issues_station
(06/05/07) -

Americans Discuss Morally Acceptable Issues

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A large majority of adults in the United States believe four specific behaviours are unprincipled, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 91 per cent of respondents believe married men and women having an affair is morally wrong, while 90 per cent feel the same way about polygamy.

abortion
(06/03/07) -

Abortion Sometimes a Moral Issue, Say Austrians

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Adults in Austria hold differing ethical views about pregnancy termination, according to a poll by OGM. 20 per cent of respondents always think of abortion as a moral issue, 59 per cent say they do so only under certain circumstances, and 19 per cent say they never do.

abortion-2
(06/01/07) -

Uruguayans Support Legalizing Abortion

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A majority of people in Uruguay support the decriminalization of abortion, according to a poll by Factum published in El Espectador. 61 per cent of respondents are in favour of legislation that would allow women to resort to an abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

abortion
(05/27/07) -

Americans Divided on Abortion Rights

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Adults in the United States are split over their country’s pregnancy termination guidelines, according to a poll by the New York Times and CBS News. 39 per cent of respondents believe abortion should be generally available to those who want it, up five points since March.

issues_people (2)
(05/25/07) -

U.S. Reviews Pope’s Excommunication Views

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in the United States disagree with the views of Pope Benedict XVI on the way Catholic politicians should deal with the topic of pregnancy termination, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 53 per cent of respondents believe Catholic politicians who support abortion rights should not be denied communion.

abortion-2
(05/23/07) -

Americans OK with Abortion, Not Partial Birth

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in the United States are in favour of allowing pregnancy termination, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 53 per cent of respondents would not like to see the Supreme Court overturn its 1973 Roe versus Wade decision concerning abortion.

abortion
(05/19/07) -

Americans Would Keep Abortion Available

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in the United States believe pregnancy termination should remain a constitutional right, according to a poll by Ayres, McHenry and Associates for the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the Judicial Confirmation Network. 55 per cent of respondents think the Roe versus Wade Supreme Court decision should not be overturned.

us_2008_rep
(05/16/07) -

Republicans 2008: Giuliani 25%, McCain 18%

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Support for Rudy Giuliani remains steady among Republican Party supporters in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 25 per cent of respondents would vote for the former New York City mayor in a 2008 presidential primary.

supreme_court
(05/15/07) -

Americans Reject Partial Birth Abortion20070515

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Two-thirds of adults in the United States reject a particular form of pregnancy termination, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN. 66 per cent of respondents believe the government should make partial birth abortion illegal.