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Sex differences in beliefs regarding abortion access as a women's health issue
Anita Raj1, Clare Daniel1, Nicole Johns2
1Newcomb Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Objective:
To assess sex differences in the belief that abortion access is important for women's health.
Study Design:
A 2024 survey asked N = 3348 U.S. adults their agreement with this belief. Adjusted multinomial regression analyses were conducted.
Results:
Most (58.3%), and a higher proportion of females than males, agreed with the statement. Subgroup analysis of sex by political leanings showed that observed sex differences in this belief holds for moderates with a trend seen for liberals and conservatives.
Conclusion:
While most people agree with the statement, females across political leanings are more likely to endorse this belief compared to males.
Implications:
The paper contributes to the discourse on abortion access as a health issue in the United States. We find that over half of U.S. participants agreed that abortion access is important for women's health, and females from across political parties were more likely than males to endorse this statement.
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