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Explore the percentage of Americans who reject abortion, particularly in cases of rape and incest, amidst ongoing debates. 

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It’s basically impossible to avoid hearing about Todd Akin right now. My Twitter and Facebook feeds are kind of swamped. But it did make me wonder: what percentage of Americans reject abortion in cases of rape and incest? The GSS has a handy variable, ABRAPE, which asks respondents about the possibility of abortion if a woman gets pregnant as a result of rape (let’s stipulate that it’s possible to get pregnant as a result of rape!). I also limited the sample to the year 2000 and later, and non-Hispanic whites (to clear out confounds). Demographic breakdowns below…. Before people start complaining, the scale below goes from 0% to 50%, NOT 0% to 100%! webpreview_htm_m45f80457

Explore the percentage of Americans who reject abortion, particularly in cases of rape and incest, amidst ongoing debates.

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