Argentina: abortion legalization by case type 2020

As of January 2020, around 69 percent of respondents in Argentina strongly agreed that abortion should be legal if the pregnancy is a result of rape. Additionally, 43 percent of respondents strongly or somewhat agreed with abortion if that was the woman's decision.

Cases in which abortion should be legal according to public opinion in Argentina as of January 2020

Characteristic	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree
If the woman's health is at risk	63%	19%	5%	8%
If the pregnancy is a result of rape	69%	13%	5%	10%
If the fetus suffers from a malformation or genetic defects	46%	21%	10%	17%
If a woman so decides	33%	10%	10%	43%

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

Argentina

Survey time period

January 17 to 27, 2020

Number of respondents

1,015 internet users

Age group

14-64 years

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The original question posed during the survey was: "Nos gustaría conocer su opinión sobre el tema del aborto ¿Podría decirme su grado de acuerdo o desacuerdo respecto a las diferentes alternativas que le planteamos a continuación?"
The figures shown in this statistic exclude the share of respondents who answered "I don't know".
The wording chosen for this statistic may slightly differ from the original.

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