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Minnesota: Abortion

Self-Identification
Right to an Abortion
Governmental Role in Abortion Policy
State Family-Planning Funding

Self-Identification

Self-Identification of Abortion Views

Poll	Date	Pro-Life	Pro-Choice	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	January 20-21, 2009	46%	50%	4%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	December 19-21, 2008	45%	52%	3%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	November 21-24, 2008	40%	58%	2%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	October 30 – November 1, 2008	45%	52%	3%	669 LV	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	October 17-19, 2008	43%	55%	2%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	October 16-18, 2008	43%	55%	2%	655 LV	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	September 30 – October 1, 2008	45%	51%	4%	725 LV	± 3.7
SurveyUSA¹	September 19-21, 2008	40%	58%	2%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	September 10-11, 2008	42%	55%	3%	734 LV	± 3.7
SurveyUSA¹	August 15-17, 2008	42%	56%	2%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	August 13-14, 2008	42%	52%	6%	682 LV	± 3.8
SurveyUSA¹	June 13-16, 2008	39%	60%	1%	543 LV	± 4.3
SurveyUSA¹	May 16-18, 2008	40%	55%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	April 11-13, 2008	46%	50%	4%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	March 14-16, 2008	44%	53%	3%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	February 15-17, 2008	42%	53%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	January 20-21, 2008	44%	52%	4%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	December 13-15, 2007	47%	50%	3%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	November 9-11, 2007	44%	51%	5%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-14, 2007	39%	57%	4%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	42%	55%	3%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	August 10-12, 2007	45%	51%	4%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	July 13-15, 2007	39%	56%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	June 8-10, 2007	39%	57%	4%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	May 11-13, 2007	44%	52%	4%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	April 13-15, 2007	41%	54%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	March 9-11, 2007	42%	54%	4%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	February 9-11, 2007	40%	55%	5%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	January 12-14, 2007	40%	55%	5%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	December 8-10, 2006	42%	53%	5%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	November 8-11, 2006	40%	56%	4%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-15, 2006	39%	55%	6%	600	± 3.9
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-17, 2006	43%	51%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	August 11-13, 2006	44%	51%	5%	600	± 4.1
Rasmussen²	August 1, 2006	37%	55%	8%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	July 14-16, 2006	41%	53%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	June 9-11, 2006	44%	52%	4%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	May 12-14, 2006	45%	50%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	April 7-9, 2006	41%	53%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	March 10-12, 2006	41%	53%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	February 10-12, 2006	40%	55%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	January 13-15, 2006	39%	56%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	December 9-11, 2005	41%	55%	4%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	November 11-13, 2005	41%	54%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	October 14-16, 2005	43%	51%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	September 16-18, 2005	42%	53%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	August 12-14, 2005	39%	56%	5%	581	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	July 8-10, 2005	41%	54%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	June 10-12, 2005	41%	54%	5%	600	± 4.2

1 "On abortion, are you pro-life? Or pro-choice?"

2 "On the topic of abortion, do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?"

Right to an Abortion

Poll	Date	Legal	Restricted	Illegal	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute¹	June 21 – July 12, 2004	23%	58%	16%	3%	589 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances?"

Governmental Role in Abortion Policy

Poll	Date	State	Federal	No say	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	July 8-10, 2005	11%	20%	66%	3%	600	± 3.9

1 "Who should have the final say on abortion: your state government, the Federal Government, or should the government have no say?"

State Family-Planning Funding

Restrictions on State Family-Planning Funding for Abortion Providers

Poll	Date	Additional	Reduced	No changes	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 2-5, 2001	31%	12%	49%	8%	627 RV	± 4.0

1 "A lot of time was spent debating whether state family-planning money should continue to go to organizations that offer abortion services. Ultimately, efforts to restrict family-planning money were defeated. Do you think the Legislature should have put additional restrictions on abortion providers, reduced existing restrictions, or did they do the right thing by not changing existing state law or state funding?"