Latin American and U.S. opinions regarding abortion and LGBT rights - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Reviewing existing polling on Latin American and U.S. opinions regarding abortion and LGBT rights Panel: Contrasting The Struggle for Marriage Equality and Abortion Rights October 30, 2015 Nancy Belden Washington, DC

Latin Americans’ moral views on homosexuality (2013) Morally acceptable Morally unacceptable Not a moral issue 80% 70% 60% 51% 49% 49% 45% 44% 40% 39% 40% 36% 32% 32% 32% 27% 20% 18% 20% 15% 14% 13% 12% 9% 9% 0% Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile El Salvador Mexico Venezuela Do you personally believe that homosexuality is morally acceptable, morally unacceptable, or is it not a moral issue? [Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project, spring 2013, based on face-to-face interviews, samples ranging from 792 to 1,000.]

Latin Americans’ moral views on abortion (2013) Morally acceptable Morally unacceptable Not a moral issue 100% 85% 82% 79% 80% 77% 64% 63% 60% 56% 40% 20% 16% 16% 15% 12% 11% 9% 9% 8% 7% 6% 6% 4% 3% 2% 0% Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile El Salvador Mexico Venezuela Do you personally believe that having an abortion is morally acceptable, morally unacceptable, or is it not a moral issue? [Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project, spring 2013, based on face-to-face interviews, samples ranging from 792 to 1,000.]

Latin Americans’ approval of abortion and homosexuality (2013) Homosexuality acceptable Abortion acceptable 60% 49% 45% 44% 40% 36% 32% 32% 20% 18% 16% 16% 15% 8% 7% 6% 2% 0% Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile El Salvador Mexico Venezuela Do you personally believe that [having an abortion / homosexuality] is morally acceptable, morally unacceptable, or is it not a moral issue? [Source: Pew Global Attitudes Project, spring 2013, based on face-to- face interviews, samples ranging from 792 to 1,000.]

Percent saying homosexuality is ‘never justifiable’ by country Mexico Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Peru Puerto Rico Uruguay Venezuela United States 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 Please tell me for each of the following actions whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between: Homosexuality. [Source: World Values Survey, various years, based on face-to-face interviews (in rare cases, based on online surveys), N=varies.]

Percent saying abortion is ‘never justifiable’ by country Mexico Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Peru Puerto Rico Uruguay Venezuela United States 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 Please tell me for each of the following actions whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between: Abortion. [Source: World Values Survey, various years, based on face-to-face interviews (in rare cases, based on online surveys), N=varies.]

U.S. support for gay marriage and legal abortion Gay marriage should be valid Abortion should be legal in any circumstances 80% 60% 60% 53% 44% 42% 35% 40% 33% 29% 27% 26% 24% 24% 27% 20% 0% 1995 1999 2004 2010 2013 2015  Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances?  Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages? (Wording thru 2005: “Do you think marriages between homosexuals…”) [Source: Gallup, various years, based on telephone interviews, N=approx. 1,000.]

Percent of U.S. saying ‘sometimes’ or ‘always justifiable’ Homosexuality Abortion 80% 74% 71% 69% 65% 63% 75% 56% 69% 60% 62% 50% 40% 43% 33% 20% 0% 1984 1991 1995 1999 2006 2013 Please tell me for each of the following actions whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between: Homosexuality, Abortion. [Source: World Values Survey, various years, N=approx. 1,500.]

Percent of Mexicans saying ‘sometimes’ or ‘always justifiable’ Homosexuality Abortion 80% 62% 59% 59% 60% 47% 43% 35% 45% 40% 43% 42% 38% 28% 29% 20% 0% 1981 1990 1996 2000 2005 2012 Please tell me for each of the following actions whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between: Homosexuality, Abortion. [Source: World Values Survey, various years, based on face-to-face interviews, N=approx. 1,500.]

Mexicans’ views on homosexuality Never justifiable Something in between Always 100% 6% 7% 4% 11% 10% 12% 21% 43% 39% 80% 48% 33% 50% 60% 72% 54% 51% 40% 48% 39% 32% 20% 0% 1981 1990 1996 2000 2005 2012 Please tell me for each of the following actions whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between: Homosexuality. [Source: World Values Survey, various years, based on face-to-face interviews, N=approx. 1,500.]

Mexicans’ views on abortion Never justifiable Something in between Always 100% 6% 7% 3% 8% 5% 6% 24% 31% 39% 29% 37% 51% 80% 60% 67% 64% 62% 54% 52% 40% 39% 20% 0% 1981 1990 1996 2000 2005 2012 Please tell me for each of the following actions whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between: Abortion. [Source: World Values Survey, various years, based on face- to-face interviews, N=approx. 1,500.]

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