How much time should a woman have to obtain a legal abortion: The family has very low income and cannot afford any more children (February 2023)

How much time should a woman have to obtain a legal abortion: The family has very low income and cannot afford any more children (February 2023)

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Never32%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy11%
Within 12 weeks12%
Within 24 weeks9%
Within 36 weeks6%
At any time during the pregnancy18%
Don’t know12%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Never10%30%56%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy11%9%12%
Within 12 weeks12%11%13%
Within 24 weeks15%3%4%
Within 36 weeks9%6%3%
At any time during the pregnancy31%19%5%
Don’t know11%22%8%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Never5%14%9%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy6%19%9%
Within 12 weeks16%14%10%
Within 24 weeks16%14%16%
Within 36 weeks8%8%9%
At any time during the pregnancy41%21%34%
Don’t know8%8%13%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Never59%40%61%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy12%13%12%
Within 12 weeks14%14%12%
Within 24 weeks4%6%3%
Within 36 weeks4%7%1%
At any time during the pregnancy2%11%4%
Don’t know6%10%8%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Never6%26%55%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy8%16%11%
Within 12 weeks14%9%11%
Within 24 weeks17%8%4%
Within 36 weeks13%5%1%
At any time during the pregnancy35%17%8%
Don’t know8%19%10%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Never3%4%9%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy10%7%7%
Within 12 weeks25%11%11%
Within 24 weeks21%18%13%
Within 36 weeks9%17%10%
At any time during the pregnancy23%38%39%
Don’t know8%6%11%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Never38%50%72%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy10%14%7%
Within 12 weeks16%14%6%
Within 24 weeks10%3%2%
Within 36 weeks2%1%0%
At any time during the pregnancy14%8%4%
Don’t know10%10%9%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Never37%22%27%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy12%15%9%
Within 12 weeks13%7%10%
Within 24 weeks9%7%10%
Within 36 weeks6%5%5%
At any time during the pregnancy15%20%20%
Don’t know7%24%19%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Never35%30%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy11%11%
Within 12 weeks7%15%
Within 24 weeks8%10%
Within 36 weeks6%6%
At any time during the pregnancy19%18%
Don’t know15%10%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Never25%32%44%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy16%7%12%
Within 12 weeks12%12%9%
Within 24 weeks8%11%6%
Within 36 weeks8%6%2%
At any time during the pregnancy19%19%14%
Don’t know11%13%14%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Never20%29%36%39%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy13%11%9%13%
Within 12 weeks13%14%10%11%
Within 24 weeks10%9%10%7%
Within 36 weeks6%4%6%8%
At any time during the pregnancy25%22%17%12%
Don’t know14%11%14%10%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Never50%33%26%41%28%36%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy3%16%11%12%11%4%
Within 12 weeks8%6%14%7%18%11%
Within 24 weeks6%5%11%8%11%12%
Within 36 weeks0%6%7%3%7%5%
At any time during the pregnancy21%12%20%21%18%25%
Don’t know10%22%12%8%8%6%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Never53%25%16%8%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy13%12%12%7%
Within 12 weeks6%16%18%13%
Within 24 weeks4%10%17%12%
Within 36 weeks3%6%9%9%
At any time during the pregnancy8%18%18%41%
Don’t know13%14%10%10%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Never48%39%7%10%
Within the first 6 weeks of pregnancy16%11%5%13%
Within 12 weeks8%14%13%10%
Within 24 weeks5%9%17%5%
Within 36 weeks2%4%11%12%
At any time during the pregnancy10%14%40%8%
Don’t know12%10%7%43%

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