Majority say abortions should only be permitted during first trimester: Poll

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Most people believe abortions should be legal in most or all cases during the first trimester, though a majority of people also believe that they shouldn’t be allowed later during a woman’s pregnancy, a national poll found.

Abortion should be legal in “all” or “most cases,” said 61% of respondents in an Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll Friday, while 36% believe they should be illegal during “most” or “all cases.”

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