Year: 2016
Module: Abortion
Variable: FATALAB

Thinking about the laws on abortion in Northern Ireland. Do you think that an abortion should be legal or illegal in the following circumstances
The foetus has a fatal abnormality and the baby will not survive beyond the birth.

 
%
Definitely should be legal58
Probably should be legal23
Probably should be illegal6
Definitely should be illegal10
Don 't know4



 

Go to results for men and women, people of different religions, and people of different ages.
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Results for men and women

 
%
 MaleFemale
Definitely should be legal 60 57
Probably should be legal 23 22
Probably should be illegal 4 7
Definitely should be illegal 8 11
Don 't know 4 3



 


 

Results for people of different ages

 
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5454-6465+
Definitely should be legal 56 59 63 60 59 55
Probably should be legal 25 26 20 21 21 23
Probably should be illegal 8 5 6 3 5 6
Definitely should be illegal 10 5 7 14 10 12
Don 't know 1 5 3 3 5 4



 


 

Results for people of different religions

 
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Definitely should be legal 47 63 75
Probably should be legal 25 21 18
Probably should be illegal 9 4 2
Definitely should be illegal 15 9 3
Don 't know 4 3 2



 


 

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