Widening Regional Divide Over Abortion Laws

While the balance of opinion toward abortion nationwide has remained largely steady over the past 20 years, Pew Research finds widening disparities in public attitudes on the issue across different regions of the country.

“Opposition to legal abortion is highest in parts of the South – including Texas, which recently passed sweeping new abortion restrictions. The South Central region is the only one in which opposition to legal abortion has significantly increased since the mid-1990s. By contrast, support for legal abortion remains highest in New England – and the gap between New England and South Central states has widened considerably over the past two decades.”