Abortion & Reproductive Issues

News Release | A Generation in Transition: Religion, Values, and Politics among College-Age Millennials

[04.19.2012]

New Survey Highlights Challenges Obama, Romney Face in Reaching College-age Millennial Voters Millennials prioritize jobs, support measures to address economic inequality, show evidence of racial divisions WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four years after younger voters headed to the polls in record numbers, helping to send then-Senator Barack Obama to the White House, a new national survey of more than 2,000 18-24 year old Millennials provides new insights about the challenges both… more

News Release | Majority of Americans Do Not Believe Religious Liberty is Under Attack

[03.15.2012]

Among Those Who Believe Religious Liberty is Threatened, Only 6 Percent Cite Contraceptive Coverage Controversy as Reason Washington, DC— On the heels of a months-long heated debate on religious liberty, a new national survey finds that a majority (56%) of Americans do NOT believe that the right of religious liberty is being threatened in America today. Roughly 4-in-10 (39%) believe religious liberty is under attack. The new PRRI-RNS Religion News… more

News Release | Majority of Catholics Think Employers Should Be Required to Provide Health Care Plans that Cover Birth Control at No Cost

[02.07.2012]

Catholics more divided on whether birth control requirement should apply to religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals  Washington, DC— Amid the controversy over the Obama Administration’s mandate that employers provide health insurance covering contraception and birth control at no cost to employees, a new national survey finds that nearly six-in-ten (58%) Catholic Americans generally support this requirement. A majority (55%) of all Americans also support the requirement. The new PRRI Religion… more

News Release | Millennial Generation Committed to Availability, Conflicted about Morality of Abortion

[06.09.2011]

Two-thirds of Americans identify with both “pro-choice” and “pro-life” labels Washington, D.C. – Americans age 18-29 years old strongly support the availability of abortions in their local community, despite being conflicted over its morality, a new study finds. The Millennials, Abortion and Religion Survey, conducted by Public Religion Research Institute and released today at the Brookings Institution, is one of the largest public opinion surveys on abortion and religion ever… more