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Abortion Trends by Gender
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Abortion Trends by Gender

The following graphs display Gallup's full trends on U.S. views about abortion by gender.

  • The first set of graphs provides views since 1975 about the legality of abortion.
  • The second set of graphs displays men's and women's self-identification since 1995 as "pro-choice" vs. "pro-life" on the abortion issue.

Trends in Views on Legality of Abortion, by Gender

Line graph. Fifty percent of women in 2019 say abortion should be legal only under certain circumstances.

Line graph. Fifty-six percent of men in 2019 say abortion should be legal only under certain circumstances.

Line graph. 24% of women and 25% of men in 2019 say abortion should be legal under any circumstances.

Trends in Preferred Abortion Label, by Gender

Line graph. 43% of women in 2019 identify as pro-choice and 51% identify as pro-life.

Line graph. 48% of men in 2019 identify as pro-choice and 46% identify as pro-life.

Line graph. 43% of women and 48% of men in 2019 identify as pro-choice.

Line graph. 51% of women and 46% of men in 2019 identify as pro-life.

Gallup measures Americans' attitudes on abortion each May as part of its Values and Beliefs poll -- one of 12 surveys that make up the Gallup Poll Social Series.

The full trend on this question among U.S. adults is available on the Gallup Abortion A-Z page.

Explore Gallup's curated archive of data and analysis on abortion on the Abortion Topics page.

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