2007 Polling On Abortion

ABC NEWS/WASHINGTON POST
Conducted 10/29-11/1/07; surveyed 1,131 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 11/7). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases?

Legal, all cases            19%
Legal, most cases           36
Illegal, most cases         27
Illegal, all cases          16
No opinion                   2

Conducted 7/18-21/07; surveyed 1,125 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 7/30).

The Supreme Court also recently upheld a federal restriction on the procedure known as partial birth abortion, banning the procedure except when a woman's life is at risk. Do you approve or disapprove of this decision?

Approve                     55%
Disapprove                  43
No opinion                   2

Conducted 7/18-21/07; surveyed 1,125 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 7/25). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases?

Legal, all cases            23%
Legal, most cases           34
Illegal, most cases         28
Illegal, all cases          14
No opinion                   2

Conducted 2/22-25/07; surveyed 1,082 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 3/9). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases?

Legal, all cases            16%
Legal, most cases           39
Illegal, most cases         31
Illegal, all cases          12
No opinion                   2

CBS NEWS
Conducted 10/12-16/07; surveyed 1,282 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 10/18).

What is your personal feeling about abortion? 1. It should be permitted in all cases or 2. It should be permitted, but subject to greater restrictions than it is now or 3. It should be permitted only in cases such as rape, incest and to save the woman's life or 4. It should only be permitted to save the woman's life.

                                    White
                                All Evangelicals
Permitted in all cases          26%  8%
Greater restrictions            16   9
Rape/Incest/Save woman's life   34  35
Only to save woman's life       16  35
Not permitted at all (vol.)      4   9
Don't know/NA                    4   4

Conducted 1/18-21/07; surveyed 1,168 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/22).

What is your personal feeling about abortion? 1. It should be permitted in all cases or 2. It should be permitted, but subject to greater restrictions than it is now or 3. It should be permitted only in cases such as rape, incest and to save the woman's life or 4. It should only be permitted to save the woman's life.

                                All Rep Dem Ind
Permitted in all cases          31% 21% 36% 32%
Greater restrictions            16  15  19  15
Rape/Incest/Save woman's life   30  35  25  31
Only to save woman's life       12  17  11  10
Not permitted at all (vol.)      5   6   4   5
Don't know/NA                    6   6   5   7

CBS NEWS/NEW YORK TIMES
Conducted 9/4-9/07; surveyed 1,263 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 9/10).

Which of these comes closest to your view -- abortion should be generally available to those who want it, abortion should be available but under stricter limits than it is now or abortion should not be permitted?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Generally available         34% 17% 45% 38%
Available but limits        39  47  33  39
Should not be permitted     25  35  19  21
Don't know/NA                2   1   3   2

Conducted 7/9-17/07; surveyed 1,554 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 7/19).

Which of these comes closest to your view? Abortion should be generally available to those who want it, abortion should be available but under stricter limits than it is now or abortion should not be permitted?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Generally available         41% 25% 53% 42%
Available but limits        34  42  27  35
Should not be permitted     22  31  17  20
Don't know/NA                3   2   3   3

Conducted 5/18-23/07; surveyed 1,125 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/24).

Which of these comes closest to your view? Abortion should be generally available to those who want it, abortion should be available but under stricter limits that it is now or abortion should not be permitted?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Generally available         39% 21% 52% 41%
Available but limits        37  39  35  38
Should not be permitted     21  40  11  17
Don't know/NA                3   0   2   4

CNN/OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION
Conducted 5/4-6/07; surveyed 1,028 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/9). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Now I would like to ask your opinion about a specific abortion procedure known as a "late term" abortion or "partial birth" abortion, which is sometimes performed on women during the last few months of pregnancy. Do you think that the government should make this procedure illegal, or do you think that the procedure should be legal?

Government should make this
 procedure illegal              66%
This procedure should be legal  28
No opinion                       5

With respect to the abortion issue, would you consider yourself to be pro-choice or pro-life?

Pro-choice                      45%
Pro-life                        50
Don't know what the terms
 mean (vol.)                     2
Mixed/Both/Neither (vol.)        2
No opinion                       1

Conducted 1/19-21/07 by Opinion Research; surveyed 1,008 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/22).

Would you like to see the Supreme Court overturn its 1973 Roe versus Wade decision concerning abortion, or not?

Yes, overturn               29%
No, not overturn            62
No opinion                    9

FOX NEWS/OPINION DYNAMICS
Conducted 10/23-24/07; surveyed 900 registered voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 10/26).

Please tell me if you think abortion should be legal or illegal in each of the following situations.

If the pregnancy puts the mother's life at risk:

                                All Dem Rep Ind
Legal                           73% 79% 66% 74%
Illegal                         15  11  21  15
Depends (vol.)                   8   6   8   8
Don't know                       3   3   3   2
Refused                          1   1   2   1

If the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest:

                                All Dem Rep Ind
Legal                           70% 80% 59% 71%
Illegal                         21  12  31  19
Depends (vol.)                   6   4   6   8
Don't know                       2   2   3   1
Refused                          1   1   2   1

If the pregnancy puts the mother's mental health
 at risk:

                                All Dem Rep Ind
Legal                           56% 71% 39% 57%
Illegal                         28  17  42  26
Depends (vol.)                   9   7   9  11
Don't know                       6   4   8   5
Refused                          1   1   1   1

If the baby has a fatal birth defect:

                                All Dem Rep Ind
Legal                           53% 63% 41% 55%
Illegal                         30  20  43  25
Depends (vol.)                  11  10  12  12
Don't know                       5   5   3   6
Refused                          2   2   2   1

If the pregnancy is unwanted:

                                All Dem Rep Ind
Legal                           39% 54% 22% 43%
Illegal                         50  37  67  46
Depends (vol.)                   6   3   5   8
Don't know                       4   4   5   2
Refused                          1   1   1   1

Do you need to know a candidate's position on the issue of abortion before deciding your vote for president or is that not something you need to know?

                                All Dem Rep Ind
Yes                             45% 43% 46% 48%
No                              53  56  52  47
Don't know                       2   1   2   4
Refused                          0   0   0   1

On the issue of abortion, would you say you are more pro-life or more pro-choice?

                                All Dem Rep Ind
Pro-life                        37% 39% 40% 41%
Pro-choice                      48  51  51  49
Both, mix (vol.)                 8   8   5   7
Don't know                       7   3   4   3

Conducted 5/15-16/07; surveyed 900 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/17).

How important will each of the following issues be to your vote for president? (random order)

The situation in Iraq:

                       All Dem GOP Ind
Extremly important     52% 60%  45% 48%
Very important         37  32   43  46
Somewhat importnat      8   5   10  12
Not at all important    2   1    2   3
Don't know              1   2    0   1

Terrorism: 

                       All Dem GOP Ind
Extremly important     43% 42%  48% 37%
Very important         38  36   41  41
Somewhat importnat     16  18    9  18
Not at all important    3   3    1   5
Don't know              1   1    1   1

Health care:

                       All Dem GOP Ind
Extremly important     41% 49%  31% 40%
Very important         41  44   42  40
Somewhat importnat     14   6   22  16
Not at all important    3   1    5   4
Don't know              0   0    0   0

The economy:

                       All Dem GOP Ind
Extremly important     37% 44%  27% 39%
Very important         48  43   55  45
Somewhat importnat     13  12   15  12
Not at all important    2   1    2   3
Don't know              0   0    0   0

Moral values:

                       All Dem GOP Ind
Extremly important     33% 31%  41% 28%
Very important         37  34   41  36
Somewhat importnat     21  23   15  24
Not at all important    7   9    2  12
Don't know              2   3    1   0

Illegal immigration:

                       All Dem GOP Ind
Extremly important     30% 27%  35% 33%
Very important         37  33   44  32
Somewhat importnat     25  32   17  27
Not at all important    6   6    3   8
Don't know              1   2    1   1

The environment:

                       All Dem GOP Ind
Extremly important     28% 39%  12% 31%
Very important         42  43   41  44
Somewhat importnat     23  15   36  20
Not at all important    6   2   10   5
Don't know              1   1    1   0

Abortion:

                       All Dem GOP Ind
Extremly important     23% 22%  33% 16%
Very important         28  32   24  26
Somewhat importnat     27  25   26  33
Not at all important   19  19   15  21
Don't know              3   3    1   4

Gun control:

                       All Dem GOP Ind
Extremly important     22% 29%  17% 19%
Very important         29  28   30  29
Somewhat importnat     29  26   29  35
Not at all important   19  15   23  17
Don't know              1   2    1   1

On the issue of abortion, presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani says he supports keeping a woman's right to choose abortion legal, even though he personally is strongly against it. Does Giuliani's position on abortion make you more or less likely to vote for him?

                        All Dem GOP Ind  
More likeyl             40%  47% 35% 37% 
Less likely             24   20  34  21
No difference           32   29  28  39
Don't know               4    4   3   4

Conducted 2/13-14/07; surveyed 900 registered voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 2/15).

I'd like to get your opinion on some of the presidential candidates' positions on abortion. For each one, please tell me if you think that candidate is pro-choice or pro-life on the issue of abortion. If you don't know, please just say so.

Rudy Giuliani:

                            All Dem Rep Ind
Pro-choice                  37% 32% 42% 39%
Pro-life                    19  23  21  11
Don't know                  44  45  36  50

John McCain:

                            All Dem Rep Ind
Pro-choice                  12% 11% 13% 13%
Pro-life                    35  37  41  28
Don't know                  52  52  46  58

Hillary Clinton:

                            All Dem Rep Ind
Pro-choice                  62% 63% 67% 57%
Pro-life                     8  10   5  10
Don't know                  29  26  27  32

On the issue of abortion, would you say you are more pro-life or more prochoice?

                            All Dem Rep Ind
Pro-life                    40% 29% 61% 28%
Pro-choice                  61  64  32  61
Both, mix (vol.)             5   3   4   8
Not sure                     4   4   3   4

GALLUP
Conducted 5/10-13/07; surveyed 1,003 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/21).

Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances or illegal in all circumstances?

Legal under any                             26%
Legal under most circumstances              15
Legal only in a few circumstances           40
Illegal in all                              18
No opinion                                   1

With respect to the abortion issue, would you consider yourself to be pro-choice or pro-life?

Pro-choice                                  49%
Pro-life                                    45
Mixed/Neither (vol.)                         3
Don't know what terms mean (vol.)            2
No opinion                                   2

Would you like to see the Supreme Court overturn its 1973 decision concerning abortion or not?

Yes, overturn               35%
No, not overturn            53
No opinion                  12

Now I would like to ask your opinion about a specific abortion procedure known as "late term" abortion or "partial birth" abortion, which is sometimes performed on women during the last few months of pregnancy. Do you think that this procedure should be legal or illegal?

Legal                       22%
Illegal                     72
No opinion                   5

Thinking about how the abortion issue might affect your vote for major offices, would you -- only vote for a candidate who shares your views on abortion or consider a candidate's position on abortion as just one of many important factors or not see abortion as a major issue? (rotated)

Candidate must share views                  16%
One of many important factors               59
Not a major issue                           23
No opinion                                   3

Conducted 5/10-13/05; surveyed 1,003 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/15).

Would you like to see the Supreme Court overturn its 1973 Roe versus Wade decision concerning abortion or not?

Yes, overturn               35%
No, not overturn            53
No opinion                  12

Now I would like to ask your opinion about a specific abortion procedure known as "late term" abortion or "partial birth" abortion, which is sometimes performed on women during the last few months of pregnancy. Do you think that this procedure should be legal or illegal?

Legal                       22%
Illegal                     72
No opinion                   5

Conducted 1/15-18/07; surveyed 1,018 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 1/23).

How satisfied are you with the nation's policies regarding the abortion issue?

Very satisfied                  12% 
Somewhat satisfied              29
Somewhat dissatisfied           22
Very dissatisfied               25 
No opinion                      12

GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER (D)
Conducted 3/20-25/07; surveyed 1,017 likely voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 4/6).

Now, I'd like to rate your feelings toward some people and organizations, with one hundred meaning a very warm, favorable feeling; zero meaning a very cold, unfavorable feeling; and fifty meaning not particularly warm or cold. You can use any number from zero to one hundred, the higher the number the more favorable your feelings are toward that person or organization. If you have no opinion or never heard of that person or organization, please say so.

The Republican Party:

Warm                        38%
Cool                        42

The Democratic Party:

Warm                        46%
Cool                        34

George W. Bush:

Warm                        37%
Cool                        52

(Asked of Form A half-sample) John Edwards:

Warm                        35%
Cool                        32

Hillary Clinton:

Warm                        40%
Cool                        46

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Nancy Pelosi, the
 Speaker of the House:

Warm                        36%
Cool                        34

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Harry Reid, the
 Democratic Leader of the Senate:

Warm                        19%
Cool                        25

(Asked of Form A half-sample) The Congress:

Warm                        32%
Cool                        34

(Asked of Form B half-sample) The Democratic
 Congress:

Warm                        40%
Cool                        34

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Barack Obama:

Warm                        39%
Cool                        25

(Asked of Form A half-sample) John McCain:

Warm                        36%
Cool                        31

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Rudy Giuliani:

Warm                        41%
Cool                        32

Incumbent Member of Congress:

Warm                        39%
Cool                        19

(Asked of Form A half-sample) John Boehner, the
 Republican leader of the House:

Warm                        14%
Cool                        23

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Mitt Romney:

Warm                        15%
Cool                        23

The N.R.A., or National Rifle Association:

Warm                        41%
Cool                        35

Pro-life, anti-abortion groups:

Warm                        37%
Cool                        42

NAFTA and international trade agreements:

Warm                        24%
Cool                        33

The Iraq war:

Warm                        24%
Cool                        60

Gay marriage:

Warm                        27%
Cool                        54

Immigration into the country:

Warm                        27%
Cool                        44

Al Gore:

Warm                        40%
Cool                        43

Conducted 2/14-19/07; surveyed 1,014 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 3/2). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Now, I'd like to rate your feelings toward some people and organizations, with one hundred meaning a very warm, favorable feeling; zero meaning a very cold, unfavorable feeling; and fifty meaning not particularly warm or cold. You can use any number from zero to one hundred, the higher the number the more favorable your feelings are toward that person or organization. If you have no opinion or never heard of that person or organization, please say so.

The Republican Party:

Warm                    34%
Cool                    45

The Democratic Party:

Warm                    43%
Cool                    34

George W. Bush:

Warm                    38%
Cool                    51

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Nancy Pelosi, the
 Speaker of the House:

Warm                    36%
Cool                    32

(Asked of Form B half-sample) Harry Reid, the
 Democratic Leader of the Senate:

Warm                    20%
Cool                    22

(Asked of Form A half-sample) The Congress:

Warm                    33%
Cool                    31

(Asked of Form B half-sample) The Democratic
 Congress:

Warm                    39%
Cool                    30

The N.R.A., or National Rifle Association:

Warm                    37%
Cool                    36

Pro-life, anti-abortion groups:

Warm                    36%
Cool                    43

NAFTA and international trade agreements:

Warm                    24%
Cool                    37

The Iraq war:

Warm                    26%
Cool                    61

Gay marriage:

Warm                    23%
Cool                    57

Immigration into the country:

Warm                    23%
Cool                    51

Your state government:

Warm                    50%
Cool                    28

The federal government in Washington:

Warm                    30%
Cool                    42

Liberals:

Warm                    24%
Cool                    48

Conservatives:

Warm                    37%
Cool                    34

GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER RESEARCH (D)
Conducted 10/21-23/07; surveyed 994 likely voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 10/30).

Now, I'd like to rate your feelings toward some people and organizations, with one hundred meaning a very warm, favorable feeling; zero meaning a very cold, unfavorable feeling; and fifty meaning not particularly warm or cold. You can use any number from zero to one hundred, the higher the number the more favorable your feelings are toward that person or organization. If you have no opinion or never heard of that person or organization, please say so.

The Republican Party:

Warm                        36%
Cool                        47

The Democratic Party:

Warm                        42%
Cool                        39

George W. Bush:

Warm                        35%
Cool                        54

The Democratic Congress:

Warm                        38%
Cool                        42

Rudy Giuliani:

Warm                        33%
Cool                        42

(Respondents in Democratic districts) Democratic
 incumbent member of Congress:

Warm                        42%
Cool                        20

(Respondents in Republican districts) Republican
 incumbent member of Congress:

Warm                        33%
Cool                        24

Republicans in Congress:

Warm                        30%
Cool                        47

The NRA, or National Rifle Association:

Warm                        39%
Cool                        36

Pro-life, anti-abortion groups:

Warm                        40%
Cool                        40

NAFTA and international trade agreements:

Warm                        20%
Cool                        41

The Iraq war:

Warm                        23%
Cool                        61

(Asked of Form A half-sample) Big corporations:

Warm                        28%
Cool                        42

Gay marriage:

Warm                        23%
Cool                        57

(Asked of Form B half-sample) China:

Warm                        16%
Cool                        51

Conducted 7/25-29/07; surveyed 1,000 likely voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 8/1).

Now, I'd like to rate your feelings toward some people and organizations, with one hundred meaning a very warm, favorable feeling, zero meaning a very cold, unfavorable feeling and fifty meaning not particularly warm or cold. You can use any number from zero to one hundred, the higher the number the more favorable your feelings are toward that person or organization. If you have no opinion or never heard of that person or organization, please say so.

The Republican Party:

Warm                        33%
Cool                        48

The Democratic Party:

Warm                        41%
Cool                        42

George W. Bush:

Warm                        36%
Cool                        55

The Congress:

Warm                        33%
Cool                        38

The Democratic Congress:

Warm                        36%
Cool                        43

Respondent's incumbent member of Congress:

Warm                        42%
Cool                        21

The N.R.A., or National Rifle Association:

Warm                        43%
Cool                        36

Pro-life, anti-abortion groups:

Warm                        37%
Cool                        38

NAFTA and international trade agreements:

Warm                        23%
Cool                        38

The Iraq war:

Warm                        27%
Cool                        59

Gay marriage:

Warm                        29%
Cool                        50

Immigration into the country:

Warm                        24%
Cool                        48

HARRIS
Conducted 10/16-23/07; surveyed 1,052 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 11/8). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that states laws which made it illegal for a woman to have an abortion up to three months of pregnancy were unconstitutional, and that the decision on whether a woman should have an abortion up to three months of pregnancy should be left to the woman and her doctor to decide. In general, do you favor or oppose this part of the U.S. Supreme Court decision making abortions up to three months of pregnancy legal?

                    All Dem Rep Ind
Favor               56% 63% 45% 61%
Oppose              40  33  51  36
Not sure/refused     4   5   5   3

In general, do you favor permitting a woman who wants one to have an abortion in all circumstances, some circumstances or no circumstances?

All circumstances           25%
Some circumstances          52
No circumstances            20
Not sure                     2

Still thinking about the 1973 Supreme Court ruling, over the next few years do you think it is likely that this U.S. Supreme Court decision will be overturned or do you think the law will remain unchanged?

Will be overturned          24%
Remain unchanged            69
Not sure/refused             8

Do you favor laws that would make it more difficult for a woman to get an abortion, favor laws that would make it easier to get an abortion or should no change be made to existing abortion laws?

Making it more difficult to get an abortion      42%
Make it easier to get an abortion                16
No change                                        38
Not sure                                          4

LOS ANGELES TIMES/BLOOMBERG
Conducted 10/19-22/07; surveyed 1,209 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 10/23).

(Asked of Republican primary voters) Which comes closest to your view on abortion: Abortion should always be legal, or should be legal most of the time, or should be made illegal except in cases of rape, incest and to save the mother's life, or abortion should be made illegal without any exceptions?

Legal                                       29%
Always legal                                17
Legal most of the time                      11
Illegal                                     68
Illegal, with exceptions                    51
Illegal without any exceptions              17
Don't know                                   3

(Asked of registered voters) Which comes closest to your view on abortion: Abortion should always be legal, or should be legal most of the time, or should be made illegal except in cases of rape, incest and to save the mother's life, or abortion should be made illegal without any exceptions?

Legal                                       45%
Always legal                                31
Legal most of the time                      13
Illegal                                     49
Illegal, with exceptions                    40
Illegal, without any exceptions             10
Don't know                                   6

Conducted 6/7-10/07; surveyed 1,183 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 6/11).

(Asked of Republicans and independent voters) Would you be more or less likely to vote for a candidate for president in November 2008 if you knew he or she was in favor of abortion rights or would knowing that not be a factor in your vote?

                            Rep Ind
Much more likely             8%  2%
Somewhat more likely         3   4
Somewhat less likely        10   5
Much less likely            29  38
Not a factor                48  49
Don't know                   2   2

NBC NEWS/WALL STREET JOURNAL
Conducted 4/20-23/07; surveyed 1,004 adults; margin of error +/-3.1% (release, 4/27).

Which of the following best represents your views about abortion -- the choice on abortion should be left up to the woman and her doctor, abortion should be legal only in cases in which pregnancy results from rape or incest or when the life of the woman is at risk, or abortion should be illegal in all circumstances?

Should be left up to the woman and her
 doctor                                     55%
Legal only in cases of rape/incest/life
 of the woman is at risk                    30
Illegal in all circumstances                13
Not sure                                     2

(Asked of Form A half-sample) As you may know, the Supreme Court recently upheld a law that makes the procedure commonly known as a partial birth abortion illegal. Do you favor or oppose this ruling by the Supreme Court?

Favor                       53%
Oppose                      34
Not sure                    13

(Asked of Form B half-sample) As you may know, the Supreme Court recently upheld a law that makes the procedure commonly known as a partial birth abortion illegal. A partial-birth abortion is a procedure performed in the late-term of pregnancy, when in some cases the baby is old enough to survive on its own outside the womb. The court's ruling outlaws using this procedure, and does not make an exception for the health of the mother. Do you favor or oppose this ruling by the Supreme Court?

Favor                       47%
Oppose                      43
Not sure                    10

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
Conducted 10/17-23/07; surveyed 2,007 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 11/2). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you think abortion should be ________?

Legal in all cases          21%
Legal in most cases         32
Illegal in most cases       24
Illegal in all cases        15
Don't know/Refused           8

Conducted 8/1-18/07; surveyed 3,002 adults; margin of error +/-2% (release, 9/6). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Do you think abortion should be ________?

Legal in all cases          17%
Legal in most cases         35
Illegal in most cases       26
Illegal in all cases        17
Don't know/Refused           5

Now I would like to ask your opinion about a specific abortion procedure known as "late-term" abortion or "partial birth" abortion, which is sometimes performed on women during the last few months of pregnancy. Do you think that this procedure should be legal or illegal?

Legal                       17%
Illegal                     75
Don't know/Refused           8

Conducted 7/25-29/07; surveyed 1,503 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 8/2). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

(Asked of non-Republican registered voters) Do you happen to know which of the leading Republican presidential candidates favors a woman's right to choose when it comes to abortion?

Rudy Giuliani                               39%
John McCain                                  8
Mitt Romney                                  4
None favor a woman's right to
 choose (vol.)                               2
All/More than one favor a woman's right to
 choose (vol.)                               1
Don't know/Refused                          46

Conducted 5/30-6/3/07; surveyed 1,503 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 6/5). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

(Asked of registered voters) Do you happen to know which of the leading Republican presidential candidates favors a woman's right to choose when it comes to abortion?

Rudy Giuliani                               37%
John McCain                                  8
Mitt Romney                                  5
None favor a woman's right to
 choose (vol.)                               1
All/More than one favor a woman's right to
 choose (vol.)                               1
Don't know/Refused                          48

QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
Conducted 8/7-13/07; surveyed 1,545 adults; margin of error +/-2,5% (release, 8/15).

Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases?

Legal, all cases        21%
Legal, most             36
Illegal, most           24
Illegal, all            13
Don't know/NA            6

In general, do you agree or disagree with the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that established a woman's right to an abortion?

Agree                   62%
Disagree                32
Don't know/NA            6

Conducted 4/25-5/1/07; surveyed 1,166 voters; margin of error +/-2.9% (release, 5/2).

Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Legal all cases             17%  7% 26% 20%
Legal most cases            37  31  39  43
Illegal most cases          26  38  16  22
Illegal all cases           13  18  13   9
Don't know/NA                7   6   6   6

If you agreed with a presidential candidate on other issues, but not on the issue of abortion, do you think you could still vote for that candidate or not?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Yes                         69% 72% 66% 64%
No                          22  20  25  25
Don't know/NA                9   8   9  11

Have you heard or read anything about the recent Supreme Court decision on partial birth abortion?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Yes                         64% 69% 62% 65%
No                          34  30  36  34
Don't know/NA                2   1   2   1

(If "yes") Do you agree or disagree with the recent Supreme Court decision on partial birth abortion?

                            All Rep Dem Ind
Agree                       41% 60% 20% 45%
Disagree                    41  22  60  39
Don't know/NA               19  17  20  16

TIME
Conducted 5/10-13/07 by Pulsar Research and Consulting; surveyed 1,003 registered voters; margin of error +/-3% (release, 7/12). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

The candidate is pro-abortion rights -- does this make you more supportive or less supportive of the candidate?

                            Reg Dem Rep
More supportive             36% 49% 22%
Less supportive             39  26  57
No difference (vol.)        22  23  19
Don't know                   3   3   2
Refused                      *   *   *

ZOGBY
Conducted 6/19-21/07; surveyed 5,651 adults; margin of error +/-1.3% (release, 7/3).

Do you agree or disagree that States should have the right to decide for themselves whether or not abortion will be legal or illegal in their state?

Strongly Agree          33%
Somewhat Agree          20
Somewhat Disagree       10
Strongly Disagree       32  
Not sure                 5

Conducted 5/17-20/07; surveyed 993 adults; margin of error +/-3.2% (release, 5/25). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

Which of the following best describes your position on abortion?

Favor, in all situations                    40%
Favor, except government financed            8
Oppose, except rape, incest, and life of
 mother                                     25
Oppose, except life of mother               14
Oppose, in all instances                    11
Not sure                                     2