Committed to Availability, Conflicted About Morality: What the Millennial Generation Tells Us about the Future of the Abortion Debate and the Culture Wars.

Committed to Availability, Conflicted About Morality: What the Millennial Generation Tells Us about the Future of the Abortion Debate and the Culture Wars

Public Religion Research Institute, 2011

While it pays special attention to Americans who came of age around the year 2000, this report examines the attitudes about abortion among multiple age groups, religious backgrounds and political affiliations. The large number of opinion surveys summarized here provide much useful data, but "Committed to Availability" is also a useful reminder that most people's views on the issue are both complex and dependent on the way the question is asked. Interestingly, one of the beliefs with the most support across racial, religious and political lines is the idea that it is wrong for religious leaders to publicly pressure politicians about their stance on abortion.