For more than two decades, legal abortion has been the subject of heated political debate
and adversarial social movement activity; however, national polls have shown little change …

Prior research indicates religious variables and moral attitudes toward sexuality powerfully
affect abortion attitudes. This study addresses why religious variables are so influential for …

This article investigates the structure of attitudes toward abortion, using several
demographic, political, and religious variables. The analysis is based on a 1978 survey of …

This study attempts to test Reiss' hypotheses of the effects of social and cultural variables on
abortion attitudes using NORC General Social Survey data 1972–1998. The analysis was …

Despite being a defining issue in the culture war, the political psychology of abortion
attitudes remains poorly understood. We address this oversight by reviewing existing …

The purpose of this paper is to reassess the interactive impact of race and gender on
abortion attitudes over time. Data from the GSS are used to compare shifts in abortion …

Public attitudes toward abortion have long been an issue in American political debates.
Theoretical understanding of influences on abortion attitudes may assist researchers in …

Although abortion became legal four decades ago, Americans remain staunchly divided
over its acceptability. While researchers have been interested in the factors shaping abortion …

Rather unexpectedly, prior work has failed to find consistent gender differences in public
support for legal abortion. Given that gender differences in public opinion emerge for a wide …

This article provides a critical review of empirical research on attitudes toward abortion
among mass publics in the United States, with a view toward suggesting promising avenues …