AL Political Reporter: “A majority of American voters believe that abortion should not be a crime punishable with fines or prison times, according to a recent study conducted by the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy.
The study, conducted between Sept. 16 and Sept. 26 of this year, found that out of 2,604 registered voters, only 14 percent believed in criminalizing abortion at all stages of pregnancy. Additionally, Seven-in-ten Democratic voters surveyed, and almost two-thirds of independent voters said that they believed that abortion should not be criminalized.
Out of Republican voters, three in four indicated that they do not believe in the criminalization of abortion before fetal viability, with 42 percent of Republicans opposed to any criminalization of abortion at all.
The vast majority of Republicans, 77 percent, according to the survey, oppose criminalization before fetal viability, which is between 22-24 weeks in gestational age, with 35 percent are in favor of criminalization only after fetal viability.”