Year:
2025
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 |
66 |
| Probably should be legal |
19 |
| Probably should be illegal | 3 |
| Definitely should be illegal | 6 |
| Don't know | 6 |
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and women, people of different religions, and people of different ages.
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Results
for men and women
| |
% |
| | Male | Female |
| Definitely should be legal |
64 |
69 |
| Probably should be legal |
21 |
17 |
| Probably should be illegal |
2 |
3 |
| Definitely should be illegal |
6 |
6 |
| Don't know |
6 |
6 |
Results
for people of different ages
| |
% |
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 54-64 | 65+ |
| Definitely should be legal |
68 |
75 |
63 |
70
| 64 |
61 |
| Probably should be legal |
19 |
15 |
21 |
15
| 19 |
23 |
| Probably should be illegal |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3
| 1 |
4 |
| Definitely should be illegal |
9 |
3 |
9 |
6
| 4 |
5 |
| Don't know |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6
| 11 |
6 |
Results
for people of different religions
| |
% |
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Definitely should be legal |
59 |
56 |
89 |
| Probably should be legal |
23 |
22 |
9 |
| Probably should be illegal |
4 |
4 |
1 |
| Definitely should be illegal |
6 |
10 |
0 |
| Don't know |
9 |
8 |
1 |
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