'Despite public rhetoric otherwise, questions about preferences regarding abortion access and regulation are hard to answer for many Americans,' writes TriciaCBruce
. It’s “self-defense,” said our interviewees; “You have the right to do anything you need to do to protect yourself.”
Most Americans’ “line” extends also to situations posing a strong chance for a baby’s severe disability or health problem , but interpretations vary widely. Interviewees’ more resolute responses in support of legal abortion cite examples such as paralysis, the need for 24-hour-care, or “where the baby might only live one or two days.
There’s also a subtle and harder-to-legislate sentiment among Americans across the board that abortion shouldn’t be the “default” option, taken lightly, or used as “contraception.” “I would hope it wouldn’t be like taking a Tylenol”; “I would hate to see a woman abusing abortion to get out of a situation.”
, almost half of our interviewees disagreed with legal abortion driven by economic need. Money “shouldn’t be a reason” not to have a child; “I was poor and I had kids”; “We do have a welfare system.” Interviewees were nearly divided in their support for legal abortion for a married woman who doesn’t want more children, often interpreting this use of abortion as a form of “birth control” when “there are all kinds of ways to avoid pregnancy these days.
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