Year: 2018
Module: Abortion
Variable: PRGMRISK

Thinking about the laws on abortion in Northern Ireland. Do you think that an abortion should be legal or illegal in the following circumstances
A doctor says that there is more risk to the life of a pregnant woman if she continues with a pregnancy than if she were to have an abortion.

 
%
Definitely should be legal 67
Probably should be legal 18
Probably should be illegal4
Definitely should be illegal6
Don't know6

 

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 67 66
Probably should be legal 20 17
Probably should be illegal 2 5
Definitely should be illegal 6 6
Don't know 5 7

 


 

Results for people of different ages

 
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5454-6465+
Definitely should be legal 79 70 67 68 69 56
Probably should be legal 10 17 16 16 16 27
Probably should be illegal 2 3 5 5 1 4
Definitely should be illegal 2 7 7 5 8 5
Don't know 6 4 6 6 5 8

 


 

Results for people of different religions

 
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
Definitely should be legal 60 68 79
Probably should be legal 18 20 14
Probably should be illegal 6 3 2
Definitely should be illegal 8 6 2
Don't know 8 3 4

 


 

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