ABSTRACT
There are a number of reasons for the strength of the opposition to abortion in the United States. After the 1973 Supreme Court decision even states most opposed to liberal laws were prevented from keeping such legislation. Further, much of the general population is very conservative. The strength of the feeling in one area can be gauged from the fact that in the legislature of the Mormon stronghold of Utah, the Supreme Court’s decision was condemned by 66 votes to 1. Opinion poll results show that about one person in five agrees with the abolition of legal abortion (New York Times, 22 January 1982) indicating a sizeable minority totally opposed to the activities of the abortion clinics.
