Portugal: opinion about abortion 2023

In Portugal, in 2023, the majority of young adults, namely 69 percent, agreed or completely agreed with the voluntary interruption of pregnancy. Only 12 percent disagreed or completely disagreed with this medical procedure, while two percent of respondents stated not having an opinion on the subject.

Young people's opinion about the voluntary interruption of pregnancy in Portugal in 2023

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Completely agree	40%
Agree	29%
Neither agree nor disagree	17%
Disagree	7%
Completely disagree	5%
No opinion	2%

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

Portugal

Survey time period

July 11, 2023 to July 14, 2023

Number of respondents

803 respondents

Age group

18-34 years

Special properties

Residents in mainland Portugal

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "What is your position in regard to the voluntary interruption of pregnancy, which allows the termination of pregnancy at the request of the pregnant woman and may be conducted during the first ten weeks of pregnancy?".

The source states that the margin of error at 95 percent is of 3.5 percent.

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