Chilean respondents generally agreed with the legal status of abortion in the country as of June 2021. Around 72 percent of the people surveyed said they agreed with the current abortion law that allows the procedure when the pregnancy is nonviable, if it imposes a life risk or if it results from rape. Only 26 percent disagreed with this legal framework. When asked about the possibility of passing a new law that allows abortion until the 12th week no matter the cause, views were more divided, as 43 percent of respondents said they were in favor, and another 54 percent were against.
Level of agreement with the legal status of abortion in Chile in 2021, by type of law
Characteristic
Agree
Disagree
Current abortion law by three causes: nonviability, life risk and rape
72%
26%
A law of abortion that allows it until the 12th week of pregnancy, no matter the cause
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Cadem. (June 6, 2021). Level of agreement with the legal status of abortion in Chile in 2021, by type of law [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246748/public-opinion-abortion-chile/
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Cadem. (2021). Level of agreement with the legal status of abortion in Chile in 2021, by type of law. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246748/public-opinion-abortion-chile/
Cadem. "Level of Agreement with The Legal Status of Abortion in Chile in 2021, by Type of Law." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246748/public-opinion-abortion-chile/
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Level of agreement with the legal status of abortion in Chile in 2021, by type of law [Graph], Cadem, June 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246748/public-opinion-abortion-chile/