Between two absolutes: public opinion and the politics of abortion

The authors examine changes in public attitudes toward abortion in the United States. They suggest that control of abortion is being removed from the federal courts and put into the hands of elected officials at both federal and state levels and that public opinion on abortion will therefore come to play an increasing role in the molding of abortion policy. They examine the factors that influence peoples abortion attitudes the role of religion in shaping those attitudes and the consequences of abortion attitudes for electoral politics. (ANNOTATION)