The residents of California, the most populous state in the nation, have shifted their attitudes slightly in favor of abortion restrictions, according to a study released on Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).
“There’s no question that California is still a pro-choice state,” says Mark Baldassare, the CEO, and survey director. “But there are strong elements of disagreements over abortion policy, whether because of political polarization or demographic changes.”
The survey revealed that most Californians oppose a complete U.S. Supreme Court overturn of the decision that gives women constitutional right to abortion. Those surveyed in the state-wide study saying that the government should stay out of their way when it comes to abortion access outnumbered those in favor of more government restrictions on abortion.
But overall, according to the study, opinions on abortion in California have shifted slightly in favor of more restrictions on abortion access since January 2000.
Residents in the state are largely divided along party, racial and ethnic lines. While most Democrats and independents say that government shouldn’t interfere with abortion access, Republicans appeared more sharply split with almost half of the surveyed favoring more restrictions on abortion.
More than half of the Latinos in the state would like greater restrictions, while black (71 percent), white (70 percent) and Asian (61 percent) do not want access to abortion limited.
But the majority of Californians—68 percent—said that they are in favor of one type of abortion restriction: for that of women under 18. A state law would require that parents be notified before a woman under 18 can get an abortion. Majorities across the state, regardless of their political affiliation or ethnic and racial group, favor the idea of required parental notification, the study showed.
Latinos were the group most likely to support the idea of parental notification, with 81 percent, while 70 percent of Asians, 68 percent of blacks, and 58 percent of the whites in the surveyed groups supported the idea. And although California has significantly reduced teen pregnancies since the early 90s, many still said that teen pregnancy in the state is a big problem.
The majority of California also believes that access to reproductive health care, birth control, and contraceptives is very important in preventing teen pregnancy and that giving teens comprehensive sex education, including information about abstinence, birth control and healthy relationships is very important in preventing teen pregnancy.
California’s population is projected to increase by 10 million people to 49 million in the next 20 years. Births have been and are expected to be the largest contributor, with immigration being a key contributor to the increase as well.
“There’s no question that California is still a pro-choice state,” says Mark Baldassare, the CEO, and survey director. “But there are strong elements of disagreements over abortion policy, whether because of political polarization or demographic changes.”
The survey revealed that most Californians oppose a complete U.S. Supreme Court overturn of the decision that gives women constitutional right to abortion. Those surveyed in the state-wide study saying that the government should stay out of their way when it comes to abortion access outnumbered those in favor of more government restrictions on abortion.
But overall, according to the study, opinions on abortion in California have shifted slightly in favor of more restrictions on abortion access since January 2000.
Residents in the state are largely divided along party, racial and ethnic lines. While most Democrats and independents say that government shouldn’t interfere with abortion access, Republicans appeared more sharply split with almost half of the surveyed favoring more restrictions on abortion.
More than half of the Latinos in the state would like greater restrictions, while black (71 percent), white (70 percent) and Asian (61 percent) do not want access to abortion limited.
But the majority of Californians—68 percent—said that they are in favor of one type of abortion restriction: for that of women under 18. A state law would require that parents be notified before a woman under 18 can get an abortion. Majorities across the state, regardless of their political affiliation or ethnic and racial group, favor the idea of required parental notification, the study showed.
Latinos were the group most likely to support the idea of parental notification, with 81 percent, while 70 percent of Asians, 68 percent of blacks, and 58 percent of the whites in the surveyed groups supported the idea. And although California has significantly reduced teen pregnancies since the early 90s, many still said that teen pregnancy in the state is a big problem.
The majority of California also believes that access to reproductive health care, birth control, and contraceptives is very important in preventing teen pregnancy and that giving teens comprehensive sex education, including information about abstinence, birth control and healthy relationships is very important in preventing teen pregnancy.
California’s population is projected to increase by 10 million people to 49 million in the next 20 years. Births have been and are expected to be the largest contributor, with immigration being a key contributor to the increase as well.
Friends Read Free