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The Abortion Issue in Mexican Public Opinion

There have been no angry demonstrations or bombing of abortion clinics or murders of clinic doctors here in Mexico, as far as I know, but the abortion issue is a topic of much interest. A new survey (Dec 2009) by Consulta Mitofsky offers some insight into Mexicans' attitudes. I'lll summarize for you.
--There is growing approval of the majority of methods of contraception and "Interruption of pregnancy." Remember, in Mexico, schools provide full sex education.

In 2008
+ condoms received 94.3% approval from the general public.
+ contraceptives received 87.7% approval
+The morning after pill received 70.1% approval
+ Abortions received 35.8% approval

in 2009, looking only at abortion:
+ among the whole popoulation, against abortion at least in part, 45.3%
+ among the whole population, those in favor of at least in some circumstances, was 48.8%
Broken down into groups,
those in accord partly or completely with the legalilzation of abortion:
men: 48.1
women: 49.5
Not in accord partly or completely:
men: 48.1%
women 45.7%
Men who didn't know or had no opinion: 7.1%, women: 4.8%
Age:
18-29: 53.6%
30-49: 51.0%
50 and over: 37%
Don-t approve by age:
18-29: 40.9%
30-49: 51%
50 and over: 37.2%
The no-opinion or don't know crowd was largest among the fify ad over at 8.4%. 30 to 49 year olds were at 4.7%, 18-29 year olds were at 5.5%.
By education:
None or just primary: 35.9% approved, 56.1 disapproved, 8.0% no opinion/don't know.
secondary/preparatory school: 53.1 approved, 1.5% disapproved, 5.4% didn't know, no opinion.
University or higher: approve, 63.3% approved, 34.3% disapproved.
Location:
Urban: 52.5% appprove, 41.5 disapproved
rural: 31.8% approved, 62.== disapproved
Region:
North: 43.8% approved, 48.7 % disapproved
Bajio: 37.1 approved, 59.7% disapprove
Centrol de México; 62.6 approve, 29.00 disapprove
Sureste: 2.8 approve, 53.9 disapprove

Also changing:
in April 1907 73.9% of the population thought abortion ought to be a crime, 19.7% thought it shouldn't be.
In April 1909 it had fallen to 41.1% thought it should be a crime, and 45.7% thought it shouldn't be.

This is broken down, too, but I am getting very impatient typing in this skinny "quick compose" box with no edit features. I will put in more later.

I am getting really impatient trying to type all this into the skinny "quick compose" box on typepad...with no editing features. I will save the rest for more