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(CPOD) Jul. 7, 2004 - Residents of Indiana are divided over the issue of pregnancy termination, according to a poll by Selzer & Co. published in the Indianapolis Star. 50 per cent of respondents support a woman's right to decide whether or not she will have an abortion, while 46 per cent disagree.

A Supreme Court ruling in 1973 gave American women the right to an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy.

Many Indianans appear to concur on the issues of same-sex wedlock and capital punishment. 71 per cent of respondents oppose gay and lesbian marriage, and 65 per cent support the death penalty for serious crimes.

Republican George W. Bush won Indiana's 12 electoral votes in the 2000 presidential election with 56.5 per cent of all cast ballots. No Democrat has carried the state since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

The U.S. presidential election is scheduled for Nov. 2.

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What is your personal view on this issue? - A woman's right to decide whether or not she will have an abortion.

What is your personal view on this issue? - Gay and lesbian marriage.

What is your personal view on this issue? - The use of the death penalty for serious crimes.

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