Poll Finds Americans Strongly Support Restrictions on Abortion

New public opinion polling confirms what others have found: Americans support restrictions on abortion.

According to a nationwide poll published this week, 78% of Americans support substantial restrictions on abortion despite the fact most people polled (51%) identified as “pro-choice.”

Other findings include:

62% of Americans oppose taxpayer funding of abortion.
70% of Americans agree doctors performing abortions should have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
78% of Americans support holding abortion clinics to the same standards as other outpatient surgery centers.

These findings coincide with other recent polls that have found, among other things, most Americans think abortion ought to be illegal in some or all cases and that young adults generally oppose abortion.

You can read more about this poll here.