The Barna study revealed five insights about abortion-related public opinion.
- Abortion continues to split the nation.
- Most Americans take a moderate, rather than hard-line, stance.
- Faith remains a significant dividing line of opinions.
- Young born again Christians retain similar abortion views to older Christians.
- Keeping abortion legal elicits more demographic pockets of support than resistance.
Analysis
David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group and the director of the study, commented: “As Americans appear ready to rethink many different issues, it is important to consider new ways of communicating about and addressing the issues of abortion, life and choice. Within that context, it is worth recognizing that a slight plurality of most population groups has settled into the idea that abortion should be kept legal, but that it should be only available selectively. Yet, one of the intriguing counter-trends to public support for legalized abortion is the fact that younger born again Christians specifically and 18- to 25-year-olds in general seem to be embracing, or at least retaining, a conservative viewpoint on abortion.”
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