While more voters describe themselves as pro-choice than pro-life, a significant majority support state laws that limit how late in pregnancy an abortion can be performed, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national phone and online survey.
That survey shows 67 percent of likely U.S. voters believe abortion should not be legal past the first three months of pregnancy. That includes 24 percent who think all abortions should be illegal.
Thirteen percent said abortion should be legal up to the first six months of pregnancy while 13 percent believe abortion should be legal at any time before the moment of birth.
Forty-six percent of voters describe themselves as pro-choice while 42 percent said they are pro-life.
Among unaffiliated voters, 42 percent are pro-choice and 39 percent are pro-life. Nineteen percent said they are not sure.
Forty-one percent of Republicans believe all abortions should be illegal — as do 12 percent of Democrats and 19 percent of unaffiliated voters.
Twenty-three percent of Democrats believe abortion should be legal at any time during pregnancy before the moment of birth. Four percent of Republicans and 11 percent of unaffiliated voters agree.
A plurality of every political category said abortion should be legal during the first trimester (43 percent of Republicans, 40 percent of Democrats, 45 percent of unaffiliated voters).
