Abortion Rate And The Law

Hundreds of thousands of women were forced to travel to other countries to receive basic health care, and thousands more were forced to go underground to obtain abortion drugs and risk being prosecuted. Adults in the United States support legal abortion in varying degrees, ranging from 30-90 percent depending on the circumstances. 

However, if abortion is declared illegal, it is likely that abortion patients will face criminal penalties or consequences. Because legislation is meant to reflect the will of the people, it's critical to know how people feel about abortion legality and the repercussions of illegal abortion. 

Attitudes toward abortion were examined on two levels: attitudes toward abortion as a procedure and attitudes toward abortion as a choice. By conceptually separating the two aspects, attitudinal groupings can contain dilemma and regulated groups in addition to the standard "pro-choice" and "pro-life" absolutist categories. 

Depending on the circumstances, support for legal abortion ranges from 30 to 90 percent among US adults. However, if abortion is made illegal, it follows that abortion patients may face criminal penalties or consequences. Legislation is supposed to reflect the will of the people; thus, understanding attitudes toward abortion legality and potential consequences for illegal abortion is critical. 

The primary goal of our study was to look into Allen and Grifn's (1991, 1993) typology in relation to current abortion attitudes. To assess the value and validity of the prototype grouping conceptualization, we hypothesised that the prototype groups would differ in their attitudes toward abortion and choice.

 Furthermore, we anticipated that those who supported different prototypes would have different attitudes toward abortion based on belief-based instruments. Our second research goal was to investigate these prototypes in relation to abortion scenarios in which the pregnancy context differed. 

Situationists (i.e., dilemma and regulated prototypes) were expected to be more sensitive to the situational context than absolutists. The effect of contraception use (independent variable) on participants' judgments of a vignette (woman seeking abortion) in relation to prototype grouping membership was investigated. 

Endorsement of legal abortion among adults ranges from 30-90% depending on the circumstance. Yet, if abortion is made illegal, it follows that there may be criminal sanctions or consequences for abortion patients. Legislation is supposed to reflect the will of the people; thus, it is important to understand attitudes toward abortion legality and potential consequences for illegal abortion. 

When simple and inconsistent definitions of "abortion attitudes" are used, measuring attitudes and analysing public opinion becomes challenging. Allen and Griffn's (1993) prototype typology provides an alternative to the simplistic pro-life versus pro-choice dichotomy in understanding people's abortion beliefs.

The situationist prototypes accounted for a considerable percentage of participants in our survey, with the controlled and dilemma prototypes totaling roughly the same number as the pro choice group.

Abacus (2011) conducted a poll on Canadians' attitudes against abortion, which was very comparable to the one used in our current study. The statement "I support the rights of women to make choices about their own bodies" was chosen by 52 percent of Canadians who took part in the Abacus poll, just like the participants in this study.