Determinants of abortion views among reproductive age women in Georgia 2023-2024.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abortion is a continually debated legislative issue in the United States. We aimed to assess opinions toward abortion access amongst reproductive age adult women in Georgia, a state where abortion is banned after the detection of embryonic cardiac activity (around 6 weeks).

Methods

Participants were enrolled in the cross-sectional Policies and Social Stress (PASS) Study (N = 177). Sociodemographic characteristics, political orientation, religious characteristics, county of residence, and abortion views were assessed using self-reported questionnaires. Regarding abortion views, participants were asked about their opinion on the legality of abortion generally, and at 6, 14, and 24 weeks. We used logistic regression to examine whether sociodemographic factors, politi

SUBMITTER: Chandler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12611105 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature