Title: Abortion Issues - How They Affect American Politics
Headings: Abortion Issues in the United States
Abortion Issues in the United States
Why Abortion Issues Surface in Every American Election
When Abortion Is Legal In the United States
Current Status
History
Pros
Cons
Where It Stands

Content: A 2016 Pew Research Survey found that 59 percent of Republicans believe abortion should be illegal, and 70 percent of Democrats believe the procure should be allowed. Overall, though, a narrow majority of Americans — 56 percent in the Pew poll — support legalized abortion and 41 percent oppose it. " In both cases, these figures have remained relatively stable for at least two decades," the Pew Researchers found. When Abortion Is Legal In the United States
Abortion refers to the voluntary termination of a pregnancy, resulting in the death of the fetus or embryo. Abortions performed prior to the third trimester are legal in the United States. Abortion-rights advocates believe a woman should have access to whatever health care she needs and that she should have control over her own body. Opponents of abortion rights believe an embryo or fetus is alive and thus abortion is tantamount to murder. Current Status
The most controversial of abortion issues is the so-called "partial birth" abortion, a rare procedure. Beginning in the mid-90s, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate introduced legislation to ban "partial birth" abortions. In late 2003, Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.