Americans support late-term abortion for Zika pregnancies

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A new poll found that most Americans believe a woman should be able to get a late-term abortion if they are infected with the Zika virus, although Americans oppose the method in normal circumstances.

Nearly 60 percent of those surveyed believe a woman should have access to a legal abortion after 24 weeks if she has Zika and there is a serious possibility the baby would be born with the birth defect microcephaly, according to the poll released Friday from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and STAT news service.

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