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UK Backs Reproductive Rights Over US: New NatCen Report

11/5/2025

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National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) finds a consensus in the United Kingdom on reproductive rights and relationships.
NatCen reports 86% of UK adults support legal abortion, compared with 63% in the United States.
Contraception access is supported by 92% in the United Kingdom, compared with 78% in the United States.
The UK trails in diversity, with 49% deeming it essential to national identity versus 63% in the United States.

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National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) finds a consensus in the United Kingdom on reproductive rights and relationships.
NatCen reports 86% of UK adults support legal abortion, compared with 63% in the United States.
Contraception access is supported by 92% in the United Kingdom, compared with 78% in the United States.
The UK trails in diversity, with 49% deeming it essential to national identity versus 63% in the United States.