Poll on Interstate Secret Abortions on Minors
July 11, 2006
 

“Do you agree or disagree that a person should be able to take a minor girl across state lines to obtain an abortion without her parents’ knowledge?"

“And would you say you STRONGLY agree/disagree or SOMEWHAT agree/disagree?”

AGREE                 15% (7% strongly agree)

DISAGREE             82% (75% strongly disagree)

DON’T KNOW         2%

the polling company™, inc/WomanTrend, April 21-24, 2005
(1,000 adults; margin of error:  +/- 3.0%)

Polls on Requiring Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions
July 11, 2006
 

POLLS

FAVOR

OPPOSE
“Would you favor or oppose requiring that at least one parent be told before a girl under 18 years of age could have an abortion?”

FAVOR            80%
OPPOSE           17%
UNSURE            3%
 
CBS News Poll, July 13-14, 2005
(632 adults nationwide; margin of error: +/-4%)
 

80%

17%

“Do you think a female under age 18 should be required by state law to notify at least one parent or guardian before having an abortion?”

YES           78% (including 64% of “pro-choice”)
NO            17%
NOT SURE   5%

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics Poll, April 25-26, 2005
(900 registered voters; margin of error:  +/-3%)

78%

17%

“Do you favor or oppose requiring parental notification before a minor could get an abortion?”

FAVOR             75%
OPPOSE           18%
DK/NA               7%

Quinnipiac University Poll, March 2-7, 2005
(1,534 registered voters; margin of error: +/- 2.5%)

75%

18%

“Next, do you favor or oppose each of the following proposals. How about -- . . . A law requiring women under 18 to get parental consent for any abortion”

FAVOR 73%
OPPOSE 24%
NO OPINION 3%

CNN/USA Today/Gallup, January 10-12, 2003
(1,002 adults; margin of error: +/- 3%)

73%

24%
“Do you favor or oppose requiring that one parent of a girl who is under 18 years of age be notified before an abortion is performed on the girl?”

FAVOR 83%
OPPOSE 15%
DON’T KNOW/REFUSED 2%

Wirthlin Worldwide, October 19-22, 2001
(1,021 adults; margin of error: +/-3.07%)

83%

15%
“Should girls under the age of 18 be required to get the consent of at least one parent before having an abortion?”

                        All                   Men              Women
REQUIRED          82%                  85%                80%
NOT REQUIRED  12%                   9%                 14%
DEPENDS             2%                   2%                   2%
DON’T KNOW      4%                   4%                   4%

Los Angeles Times, June 8-13, 2000
(2,071 adults; margin of error: +/-2%)

82%

12%
“Would you favor or oppose requiring parental consent before a girl under 18 could have an abortion?”

FAVOR   78%
OPPOSE  17%
DK/NA/DEPENDS  5%

CBS News/NY Times, January 1998

78%

17%