| − | Currently, 50% of Americans describe themselves as Pro-Life, 41% describe themselves as Pro-Choice, and 4% as Mixed/Neither, as of the most recent poll (May 3–6, 2012). The percentage of Americans describing themselves as Pro-Life has varied from a low of 33% (Sept. 3–6, 1995) to a high of 51% (May 7–10, 2009). Gallup has polled the question 41 times since it began asking in 1995.<ref name=gallupabortion/> | + | Currently, 49% of Americans describe themselves as Pro-Choice, 47% describe themselves as Pro-Life, and 4% as Mixed/Neither, as of the most recent poll (May 3–18, 2021). The percentage of Americans describing themselves as Pro-Life has varied from a low of 33% (Sept. 3–6, 1995) to a high of 51% (May 7–10, 2009). The percentage of Americans describing themselves as Pro-Choice has varied from a low of 41% (May 3–6, 2012) to a high of 56% (Sept. 22–24, 1995). Gallup has polled the question 41 times since it began asking in 1995.<ref name=gallupabortion/> |
| | Gallup has asked the following question four times from 2003 to 2011: "Thinking more generally, do you think abortion should generally be legal or generally illegal during each of the following stages of pregnancy. How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?"<ref name=gallupabortion/> | | Gallup has asked the following question four times from 2003 to 2011: "Thinking more generally, do you think abortion should generally be legal or generally illegal during each of the following stages of pregnancy. How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?"<ref name=gallupabortion/> |