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23%
43%
26%
10%
Foranyreasonatanytime Onlyinthefirsttrimester Onlytosavewoman'slifeand/orincaseofrape
It'snevermorallyacceptable
THEMORALITYOFABORTION
All Men Women
n=102
KelownaRighttoLife2020SurveyResultsBeliefsandattitudestowardabortionamongresidentsoftheCentralOkanagan
Part1:Participantswereaskedwhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheircurrentpositiononabortion:A.It’smorallyacceptableforanyreasonatanytimeduringpregnancy.B.It’smorallyacceptableforanyreasononlyinthefirst3monthsofpregnancy.C.It’sonlymorallyacceptabletosavethelifeofthemotherand/orincaseofrape.D.It’snevermorallyacceptable.
Conclusion: There is no majority consensus on the morality of abortion, but only 23% agree the current legal status on abortion is morally acceptable. Conversely, 77% believe abortion after the first trimester is morally wrong, and 36% take the position that abortion is always wrong or only morally permissible in the case of rape or to save the life of the mother.
60%
20% 19%
Legalinthe1sttrimesteronly Legaluptotheendofthe2ndtrimester
Legalthroughoutall9monthsofpregnancy
WHEN DO YOU BEL IEVE ABORT ION I S LEGAL IN CANADA?
All Men Women
n=99
Part2:Togaugeifpeopleareawareofthecurrentlegalstatusofabortion,participantswereaskedwhichstatementtheybelieveismostaccurate:
A.ElectiveabortionislegalinCanadaduringthe1sttrimesteronly,B.ElectiveabortionislegalinCanadauptotheendofthe2ndtrimester,orC.ElectiveabortionislegalinCanadathroughoutallninemonthsofpregnancy.
Conclusion: Only 19% of Kelowna residents are aware there are no legal gestational limits on abortion in Canada. Most people (60%), including 76% of women, falsely believe abortion is legal only in the first trimester. Men were more evenly divided among the three possibilities given. 24% of men, compared to only 14% of women, correctly believe abortion is legal throughout all nine months of pregnancy in Canada.
26%
14% 17%
31%
2%
10%
AtConception FirstHeartbeat(3weeks)
Viability(22Weeks)
Birth Other Don'tKnow
WHENDOWEBECOMEAPERSON?
All Men Women
n=100
Part3:Participantswereaskedwhentheybelievewebecomeaperson? A.Conception/Fertilization. B.Heartbeat(3weeks) C.Viability(22weeks) D.MomentofBirth E.Other–Whenwomandecides
F.Don’tknow
Conclusion: There is no majority belief about when we become “persons,” with the most popular belief (31%) being consistent with the legal reality in Canada: at birth. Section 223 of the Canada Criminal Code defines a human being as coming into existence when the baby is completely outside the mother and in a living state. Slightly fewer respondents (26%) believe we become persons at the moment of our conception, with 36% of women believing we become persons at conception. One person said that life begins “when the woman decides,” and a full 10% could not provide an answer.
28.4%
6.9%
71.6%
93.1%
Abortionforsex-selectionislegalinCanada Abortionforsex-selectionshouldbelegalinCanada
ATTITUDE TOWARD SEX-SELECTION ABORTION
Yes No
Part4:ToseehowknowledgeableandcomfortableKelownaresidentsarewithsex-selectionabortion,participantswereaskediftheybelievethepracticeislegalinCanada,andifitshouldbelegal.
Conclusion: A huge majority (93.1%) of Kelowna residents are uncomfortable with sex-selection abortion - which almost always targets female fetuses - and do not believe it should be legal in Canada. A smaller yet still significant majority (71.6%) mistakenly believe it is currently illegal in Canada. There was a high degree of moral indignation toward this practice, even among many of those who fully supported legal abortion.
35.3%
30.6%
42.9%
64.7%
69.4%
57.1%
All Men Women
SHOULD ELECTIVE ABORTION BETAX-FUNDED?
YES NO
n=96
Part5:Participantswereaskediftheybelieveelective,non-medicalabortionsshouldbepaidforbythetax-payer,iegovernmentfunded.Conclusion: A clear majority (64.7%) of participants believe non-medical/convenience abortion should not be paid for using tax dollars. Participants were told that in Canada there are 100,000 abortions per year at the cost of approximately $1,000 each (estimated $100 million per year total). Most were surprised at the high number and high cost of abortion to the Canadian tax-payer. More men than women (69.4% to 57.1%) are opposed to tax-funded abortion.