America’s Abortion Quandary – A majority of Americans say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but many are open to restrictions; many opponents of legal abortion say it should be legal in some circumstances: “Americans’ long-standing debate over abortion has often centered on whether the procedure should be legal. But beneath the surface, there also is disagreement among U.S. adults over whether legal restrictions on abortion are an effective way to reduce the number of abortions in the United States in the first place – or whether there are other ways to do so. Overall, 57% of U.S. adults say passing stricter laws against abortion would “greatly” or “slightly” reduce the number of abortions in the country, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in March, before a draft of a Supreme Court opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked. This is similar to the share who say providing more support for parents – such as paid family leave or more child care options – expanding sex education, and making it easier to place children for adoption into good homes would also accomplish this. A slightly higher share of adults (65%) say that more support for women during pregnancy, such as financial assistance or employment protections, would reduce the number of abortions in the U.S. There are large gaps on some of these questions by political affiliation, age and gender. For example, two-thirds of Republicans and independents who lean toward the Republican Party say passing stricter laws against abortion would reduce the number of abortions, compared with about half of Democrats and Democratic leaners (49%). Republicans also are more likely than Democrats to say making it easier to place children for adoption into good homes would reduce the number of abortions in America (64% vs. 52%). Conversely, Democrats are much more likely than Republicans to say expanding sex education would reduce the number of abortions (70% vs. 50%). Democrats also are more likely than their GOP counterparts to say providing more support for parents (64% vs. 53%) and providing more support for women during pregnancy (69% vs. 62%) would reduce the prevalence of abortion…”