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Table 6-4 (See p. 122 in your text.) Views on Abortion Current and historical abortion poll results are available at http://www.gallup.com/poll/Indicators/indabortion.asp Gallup's Abortion Issues page. Gallup also conducts special polls about specific abortion-related issues, such as the abortion pill. To locate these, search the site for a specific issue or scroll through recent listings on the page for http://www.gallup.com/poll/soc_issues.asp Social Issues and Policy. Figure 6-4 (See p. 123 in your text.) Public opinion about abortion The Gallup Organization has been conducting public opinion polls about abortion for many years. Current and historical results are available at http://www.gallup.com/poll/Indicators/indabortion.asp Gallup's Abortion Issues page. Gallup also conducts special polls about specific abortion-related issues, such as the abortion pill. To locate these, search the site for a specific issue or scroll through recent listings on the page for http://www.gallup.com/poll/soc_issues.asp Social Issues and Policy. Figure 6-5 (See p. 124 in your text.) Distribution of abortions by the woman's age and by the weeks of gestation The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes national surveillance reports on abortion that look at overall abortion statistics and at particular factors, such as age and ethnicity of mother, type of procedure, and weeks of gestation. Reports can be accessed at the http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/surv_abort.htm CDC's Abortion Surveillance page. Additional abortion statistics and information are available from the http://www.agi-usa.org Alan Guttmacher Institute. Figure 6-6 (See p. 124 in your text.) Abortion rates in the United States The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes national surveillance reports on abortion that look at overall abortion statistics and at particular factors, such as age and ethnicity of mother, type of procedure, and weeks of gestation. Reports can be accessed at the http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/surv_abort.htm CDC's Abortion Surveillance page. Additional abortion statistics and information are available from the http://www.agi-usa.org Alan Guttmacher Institute. |