Public Opinion on Abortion in Mexico City after the Landmark Reform

This article presents findings from three opinion surveys conducted among representative samples of Mexico City residents: the first one immediately prior to the groundbreaking legalization of first trimester abortion in April 2007, and one and two years after the reform. Bivariate and multivariate...

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Published in:Studies in family planning 2011-09, Vol.42 (3), p.175-182
Main Authors: Wilson, Kate S., García, Sandra G., Olavarrieta, Claudia Díaz, Villalobos-Hernández, Aremis, Rodríguez, Jorge Valencia, Smith, Patricio Sanhueza, Burks, Courtney
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Abortion Legalization in Mexico City
Abortion, Legal - legislation & jurisprudence
Access to Information
Adult
Attendance
Attitude change
Attitude to Health
College admission
Family Planning Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
Female
Health Care Reform - legislation & jurisprudence
Health services
Health Surveys
Humans
Law
Law reform
Law schools
Legal abortion
Legal education
Legalization
Legislators
Male
Males
Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Middle Aged
Political Parties
Politics
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, First
Program Evaluation
Public health
Public Opinion
Reform
Religion and Sex
Religious Education
Religious laws
Sex Factors
Social factors
Social reform
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:This article presents findings from three opinion surveys conducted among representative samples of Mexico City residents: the first one immediately prior to the groundbreaking legalization of first trimester abortion in April 2007, and one and two years after the reform. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess changes in opinion concerning abortion and correlates of favorable opinion following reform. In 2009 a clear majority (74 percent) of respondents were in support of the Mexico City law allowing for elective first-trimester abortion, compared with 63 percent in 2008 and 38 percent in 2007. A significant increase in support for extending the law to the rest of Mexico was found: from 51 percent in 2007 to 70 percent in 2008 and 83 percent in 2009. In 2008 the significant independent correlates of support for the Mexico City law were education, infrequent religious service attendance, sex (being male), and political party affiliation; in 2009 they were education beyond high school, infrequent religious service attendance, and ever having been married.
ISSN:0039-3665
1728-4465
DOI:10.1111/j.1728-4465.2011.00279.x