WASHINGTON — Support for abortion rights among American women is declining. The study by the Center for the Advancement of Women showed 51 percent of women now believe abortion should be legally prohibited in the overwhelming percentage of cases. The survey, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, found 17 percent believe there should be a total ban on abortion, while 34 percent say it should be outlawed, except in the cases of saving the mother’s life and pregnancy as a result of rape or incest.
The figures in both categories are three percent increases over results reported in 2001. Overall, the survey found 68 percent believe there should be more restrictions on abortion. Of these, 17 percent said abortion should be available but “under stricter limits.” Thirty percent said it “should be generally available to those who want it.”
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