Which of these statements comes closest to your own view on abortion?
| Abortion, when necessary, is a legitimate medical procedure | 39% |
| Abortion is an especially painful last resort | 31% |
| Abortion is equivalent to murder | 30% |
In which of these circumstances would an abortion be justified?
(Several answers allowed)
| If the fetus carried a grave illness | 55% |
| If the pregnancy was unplanned | 21% |
| Due to financial difficulties | 13% |
| If the fetus was not of the sex desired by the parents | 5% |
| Abortion is never justified | 32% |
Source: Mutagim Institute
Methodology: Interviews with 512 Israeli adults, conducted in December 2007. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
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