{"id":8112,"date":"2023-04-11T13:58:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T18:58:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-18T12:18:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:18:52","slug":"by-more-than-two-to-one-americans-say-medication-abortion-should-be-legal-in-their-state","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/04\/11\/by-more-than-two-to-one-americans-say-medication-abortion-should-be-legal-in-their-state\/","title":{"rendered":"By more than two-to-one, Americans say medication abortion should be legal in their state"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the future of abortion pills in legal jeopardy, more Americans say medication abortion should be legal than illegal in their state, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The survey \u2013 conducted in the days before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/04\/07\/1159220452\/abortion-pill-drug-mifepristone-judge-texas-amarillo\">conflicting court rulings<\/a> on medication abortion by federal judges in Texas and Washington state \u2013 also finds stark divides by age and partisanship in Americans\u2019 views of the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducted this survey to assess the public\u2019s attitudes about medication abortion. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,079 adults from March 27 to April 2, 2023. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/our-methods\/u-s-surveys\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">Read more about the ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medicationabortion_topline-.pdf\">the questions used<\/a> for the analysis and its <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medicationabortion_Methodology.pdf\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-10796\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/04\/11\/by-more-than-two-to-one-americans-say-medication-abortion-should-be-legal-in-their-state\/sr_2023-04-11_medabortion_1-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ece9e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ece9e4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"347\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_1.png?w=310\" alt=\"A chart showing that majority of Americans say medication abortion should be legal. \" class=\"wp-image-10796 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_1.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_1.png?resize=268,300 268w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_1.png?resize=362,405 362w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_1.png?resize=200,224 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_1.png?resize=260,291 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_1.png?resize=310,347 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_1.png?resize=420,470 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_1.png?resize=160,179 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_1.png?resize=320,358 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, 53% of adults say medication abortion \u2013 that is, the use of a prescription pill or a series of pills to end a pregnancy \u2013 should be legal in their state, while fewer than half as many (22%) say it should be illegal. About a quarter (24%) say they aren\u2019t sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As is the case with views about the legality of abortion overall, the Center survey, conducted from March 27 to April 2, finds that there are wide partisan divides in views of abortion pills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (73%) say medication abortion should be legal in their state, while fewer than half as many Republicans and GOP leaners (35%) say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"americans-perceptions-about-the-prevalence-of-medication-abortions-in-the-u-s\">Americans\u2019 perceptions about the prevalence of medication abortions in the U.S.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey also asked Americans, in an open-ended format, to estimate the percentage of all abortions in the U.S. that are medication abortions. In 2020, the most recent year with available data, medication abortions accounted for <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/01\/11\/what-the-data-says-about-abortion-in-the-u-s-2\/\">53% of all facility-based abortions in the United States<\/a>, according to data from both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Guttmacher Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-10799\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/04\/11\/by-more-than-two-to-one-americans-say-medication-abortion-should-be-legal-in-their-state\/sr_2023-04-11_medabortion_2-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e4d9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e4d9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"403\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_2.png?w=310\" alt=\"A chart that shows Americans' perception of the prevalence of medical abortions.\" class=\"wp-image-10799 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_2.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_2.png?resize=231,300 231w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_2.png?resize=312,405 312w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_2.png?resize=200,260 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_2.png?resize=260,338 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_2.png?resize=310,403 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_2.png?resize=420,546 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_2.png?resize=160,208 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_2.png?resize=320,416 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Center\u2019s survey, about a third of adults estimate that 40% to 60% of abortions in the U.S. are medication abortions. About four-in-ten say medication abortions make up less than 40% of all abortions in the country. Roughly a quarter say they think medication abortions account for more than 60% of all abortions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a third of Republicans (32%) and Democrats (33%) alike estimate that medication abortions account for 40% to 60% of abortions in the country. However, Republicans are somewhat more likely than Democrats (46% vs. 36%) to estimate that medication abortions account for fewer than 40% all abortions. Democrats, in turn, are more likely than Republicans (29% vs. 19%) to say medication abortions account for 60% or more of all abortions in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"demographic-differences-in-views-of-whether-medication-abortion-should-be-legal\">Demographic differences in views of whether medication abortion should be legal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, younger adults are more likely than older Americans to say medication abortion should be legal in their state. Two-thirds (66%) of adults under 30 say abortion pills should be legal, compared with half of adults 30 and older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-10804\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/04\/11\/by-more-than-two-to-one-americans-say-medication-abortion-should-be-legal-in-their-state\/sr_2023-04-11_medabortion_3-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eceae3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eceae3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"712\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_3.png?w=310\" alt=\"A chart that shows a sharp divide on medication abortion. \" class=\"wp-image-10804 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_3.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_3.png?resize=131,300 131w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_3.png?resize=446,1024 446w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_3.png?resize=176,405 176w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_3.png?resize=200,459 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_3.png?resize=260,597 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_3.png?resize=310,712 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_3.png?resize=420,965 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_3.png?resize=139,320 139w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_3.png?resize=279,640 279w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opinions also vary by race and ethnicity. While majorities of White, Black and Asian adults say abortion pills should be legal in their state, views among Hispanic adults are slightly more mixed: 46% say they should be legal, while 25% say they should be illegal and 29% are not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there are stark partisan divides on the legality of medication abortion, there are also sizable ideological gaps <em>within <\/em>the parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, nearly half of conservatives (47%) say medication abortion should be illegal in their state, while 24% say it should be legal. But views among moderate and liberal Republicans are the reverse: Half say it should be legal, while 20% say it should be illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While a majority of Democrats \u2013 regardless of ideology \u2013 say abortion pills should be legal, liberal Democrats are particularly likely to say this. Nearly nine-in-ten liberal Democrats (88%) say it should be legal, compared with 59% of conservative and moderate Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey, conducted prior to news of the court decisions issued April 7, finds that 22% of Americans say they have heard a lot about medication abortion. A majority (56%) have heard a little, while 21% say they have heard nothing at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-10807\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/04\/11\/by-more-than-two-to-one-americans-say-medication-abortion-should-be-legal-in-their-state\/sr_2023-04-11_medabortion_4-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebe9e2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebe9e2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"434\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_4.png?w=310\" alt=\"A chart showing that younger women overwhelmingly say abortion pills should be legal in the U.S.\" class=\"wp-image-10807 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_4.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_4.png?resize=214,300 214w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_4.png?resize=289,405 289w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_4.png?resize=200,280 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_4.png?resize=260,364 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_4.png?resize=310,434 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_4.png?resize=420,588 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_4.png?resize=160,224 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_4.png?resize=320,448 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among adults who said they\u2019d heard or read a lot about medication abortion, 72% say it should be legal. This compares with 55% of adults who said they\u2019d heard a little about medication abortion, and 30% who said they had heard nothing at all about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Younger women are particularly likely to say medication abortion should be legal in their state: 71% of women under 30 say this, while just 12% say it should be illegal. By comparison, about half of women 30 and older (51%) say medication abortion should be legal in their state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a more modest age gap among men on this issue: Six-in-ten men under 30 say medication abortion should be legal in their state, compared with half of those 30 and older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-10809\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/04\/11\/by-more-than-two-to-one-americans-say-medication-abortion-should-be-legal-in-their-state\/sr_2023-04-11_medabortion_5-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeece7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeece7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"418\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_5.png?w=310\" alt=\"A chart that shows a divide among U.S. Protestants in their views about abortion pills.\" class=\"wp-image-10809 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_5.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_5.png?resize=222,300 222w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_5.png?resize=300,405 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_5.png?resize=200,270 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_5.png?resize=260,351 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_5.png?resize=310,418 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_5.png?resize=420,566 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_5.png?resize=160,216 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medabortion_5.png?resize=320,431 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As is true with views of the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2022\/05\/06\/americas-abortion-quandary\/\">legality of abortion overall<\/a>, there are large divides by religion in Americans\u2019 views of abortion pills. While Protestants overall offer mixed views about whether medication abortion should be legal in their state, White evangelical Protestants are about twice as likely to say it should be illegal than legal (50% vs. 23%). In contrast, slight majorities of White non-evangelical Protestants and Black Protestants say abortion pills should be legal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catholics are more likely to say abortion medication should be legal than illegal in their state (46% vs. 26%). Religiously unaffiliated adults overwhelmingly say it should be legal (74%).<em> (Note: This analysis cannot report the views of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Orthodox Christians and other\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2022\/08\/08\/why-pew-research-center-typically-cant-report-the-views-of-smaller-u-s-religious-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>smaller religious groups\u00a0due<\/em><\/a><em> to sample size limitations.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medicationabortion_topline-.pdf\">the questions used<\/a> for the analysis and its <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sr_2023.04.11_medicationabortion_Methodology.pdf\">methodology<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A majority of 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