http://www.pewforum.org/More than three decades after the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Roe v. Wade (1973) decision granted a woman the constitutional right to terminate her pregnancy, abortion remains a controversial issue in state and federal politics, and religious groups and individuals often play major roles in the conversation.en-usCopyright: (C) Copyright 2009 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved.info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info)info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info)60http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.pewforum.org/uploadedImages/_content/defaultPublicationThumb(1).gifhttp://www.pewforum.org/Fri, 24 May 2013 09:31:06 GMTFri, 24 May 2013 09:31:06 GMTFri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT North Dakota and Arkansas are among the states that recently have passed legislation restricting access to abortion. Meanwhile, Washington state and New York are getting attention for possible action that could expand access to the procedure.http://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/New-York-Washington-State-Consider-Bucking-Trend-on-Abortion-Laws.aspxThu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe public is split on whether abortion is a critical or important issue or whether it is not that important an issue. But this masks stark differences in opinion between regular churchgoers and those who attend religious services less often.http://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/How-Important-is-the-Abortion-Issue-.aspxTue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Public Opinion on Abortion and Roe v. Wade 2013-01-18 Jan. 22, 2013, is the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. A quarter of the U.S. public (25%) sees abortion as morally wrong and would like to have the decision completely overturned, according to ahttp://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/Public-Opinion-on-Abortion-and-Roe-v-Wade.aspxWed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTDuring the past 35 years, federal courts, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court, have superseded states as the driving force in crafting abortion policy.http://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/A-History-of-Key-Abortion-Rulings-of-the-US-Supreme-Court.aspxWed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTAs the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision approaches, the public remains opposed to completely overturning the historic ruling on abortion. More than six-in-ten (63%) say they would not like to see the court completely overturn the Roe v. Wade decision.http://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/roe-v-wade-at-40.aspxWed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTA breakdown of 17 major religious groups' views on the issue of abortion.  http://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/Religious-Groups-Official-Positions-on-Abortion.aspxWed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTA series of graphics explores public opinion on abortion, illustrating how opinion differs among various demographic groups, including religious, political, age and gender groups.http://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/Public-Opinion-on-Abortion-Slideshow.aspxThu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMTPolls conducted in 2009 have found fewer Americans expressing support for abortion than in previous years. Polls conducted in 2009 have found fewer Americans expressing support for abortion than in previous years. In Pew Research Center polls in 2007 and 2008, supporters of legal abortion clearly outnumbered opponents; now Americans are evenly divided on the question.http://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/Support-for-Abortion-Slips.aspxTue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMTAbortion is as controversial abroad as it is in the United States. Many governments struggle to strike a balance between the rights of pregnant women and the rights of unborn fetuses.http://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/Abortion-Laws-Around-the-World.aspxMon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMTMore than 35 years after the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Roe v. Wade (1973) decision granted a woman the constitutional right to terminate her pregnancy, abortion remains a controversial issue.  http://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/Americans-and-Abortion-An-Overview.aspx