Global Feminist Daily News Wire
February-27-97

Vast Majority of British Support Abortion Rights

A recent MORI poll has found that 64 percent of British women and men support "legal abortion for all who want it." This number represents a ten percent increase in support of abortion rights over the past 17 years; an even larger number of persons approve the right for an abortion in cases of rape and incest, or when the woman's life is at stake. The poll found that 50 percent of Roman Catholics also approve the right to an abortion. David Paintin, Chair of the Birth Control Trust commented, "Politicians and policy-makers need to be aware that the option of abortion is essential for women's health and well-being in many circumstances and that there is support from a majority of people in this country for this."

Media Resources: The Nando Net - February 27, 1997

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