(CPOD) May 25, 2004 - Many residents of six northeastern American states support capital punishment, according to a poll by the Center for Survey Research and Analysis at the University of Connecticut. 59 per cent of respondents back the death penalty.

910 people have been put to death in the United States since 1976, including 25 during 2004. A third of all executions take place in the state of Texas. Twelve states and the District of Columbia do not engage in capital punishment, and moratoriums on executions have been issued in Illinois and Maryland.

New Englanders are divided on the issue of pregnancy termination. 53 per cent of respondents believe abortion should be legal under certain circumstances, while 32 per cent support the practice on any situation.

A Supreme Court ruling in 1973 gave American women the right to an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. U.S. president George W. Bush signed a federal restriction on late term abortions on Nov. 5, 2003, but the law was immediately challenged by U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf, who issued a temporary restraining order.

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