Public Opinion on Health Care Reform and Abortion
National Right to Life Committee www.nrlc.org/ahc 202-626-8820
January 6, 2010
"Say someone buys private health insurance using government assistance to help pay for it. Do you think insurance sold that way should or should not be allowed to include coverage for abortions?"
35% Should
61% Should not
4% No opinion
Washington Post-ABC News Poll, November 12-15, 2009
(1,001 adults, margin of error: +/- 3%)
"Generally speaking, are you in favor of using public funds for abortions when the woman cannot afford it, or are you opposed to that?"
37% Favor
61% Oppose
2% Indifferent (vol.)
1% No opinion
CNN Opinion Research Corporation, November 13-15, 2009
(1,014 adults, margin of error: +/- 3%)
"If the choice were up to you, would you want your own insurance policy to include abortion?"
24% Yes
68% No
6% Don't know / Unsure
2% Refused
International Communications Research, September 16-20, 2009.
(1,043 adults, margin of error: +/- 3%)
"Do you support or oppose allowing abortions to be paid for by public
funds under a health care reform bill?"
23% Support
72% Oppose
5% DK/NA
Quinnipiac University Poll, December 15-20, 2009.
(1,616 registered voters, margin of error: +/- 2.4%)