Lynn Vavreck: “Many people may find the points of agreement across party lines on the topic of legal abortion surprising. The data show that in some circumstances in which a woman may choose to end a pregnancy, majorities of Americans — Democrats and Republicans — are on the same side, sometimes supporting the legality of the procedure and sometimes not.”

If you ask them specifics, Americans are often in accord about when and why abortions should be legal.
nytimes.com|By Lynn Vavreck