{"id":166416,"date":"2024-05-13T11:58:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T15:58:59","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:35:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:35:57","slug":"americans-overwhelmingly-say-access-to-ivf-is-a-good-thing","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2024\/05\/13\/americans-overwhelmingly-say-access-to-ivf-is-a-good-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans overwhelmingly say access to IVF is a good thing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The political debate around access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) intensified this year,&nbsp; following an Alabama Supreme Court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/alabama-lawmakers-rush-to-restore-ivf-services-after-court-ruling\">decision in February that frozen embryos could be considered children<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=166441\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eae4d4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"776\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.13_IVF_1.png?resize=480,601 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.13_IVF_1.png?resize=620,776 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.13_IVF_1.png?w=620\" alt=\"A pie chart showing that more than two-thirds of Americans say having access to IVF is a good thing.\" class=\"wp-image-166441 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eae4d4; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An April Pew Research Center survey finds that Americans overwhelmingly say <strong>people having access to IVF<\/strong> is a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven-in-ten adults say IVF access is a good thing. Just 8% say it is a bad thing, while 22% are unsure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are only modest differences in views of IVF access across most demographic and partisan groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Related:<\/em><\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/05\/13\/broad-public-support-for-legal-abortion-persists-2-years-after-dobbs\/\">Broad Public Support for Legal Abortion Persists 2 Years After Dobbs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center asked about Americans\u2019 views of in vitro fertilization (IVF) as part of a larger study exploring their social and political attitudes. Questions covered Americans\u2019 views on the legality of abortion and their perceptions of abortion access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 8,709 U.S. adults from April 8 to 14, 2024. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/our-methods\/u-s-surveys\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">Read more about the ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.13_abortion_TOPLINE.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, along with responses, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/05\/13\/abortion-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-by-gender\">Views by gender<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=166442\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ece8df\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.13_IVF_2.png?resize=480,608 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.13_IVF_2.png?resize=782,991 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.13_IVF_2.png?resize=840,1064 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"811\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.13_IVF_2.png?w=640\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that more adults say IVF access is a good thing than a bad thing, including those who oppose abortion access.\" class=\"wp-image-166442 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ece8df; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women (70%) and men (69%) are about equally likely to say IVF access is a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-by-religious-affiliation\">Views by religious affiliation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across religious groups, far more people say IVF access is a good thing than a bad thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White nonevangelical Protestants and religiously unaffiliated Americans are particularly likely to say IVF access is a good thing (78% each). Clear majorities of White evangelicals (63%), Black Protestants (69%) and Catholics (65%) also say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-by-partisanship\">Views by partisanship<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About six-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (63%) say IVF access is a good thing while one-in-ten say it\u2019s a bad thing. Another 27% are not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By comparison, Democrats and Democratic leaners are more likely to say IVF access is a good thing (79%) and somewhat less likely to say it is a bad thing (5%) or that they are unsure (16%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-by-opinion-on-abortion\">Views by opinion on abortion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless of their support for or opposition to legal abortion, clear majorities say having access to IVF is good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who say abortion should be legal in all (82%) or most (76%) cases are particularly likely to say IVF access is a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But even those who say abortion should be illegal in most cases generally view IVF access positively (60% say it\u2019s good). And while views of IVF are least positive among those who say abortion should <em>always<\/em> be illegal, this group is still twice as likely to say having access to IVF is good (40%) as to say it\u2019s bad (20%). An additional 40% say they are not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"views-by-beliefs-about-when-life-begins\">Views by beliefs about when life begins<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When considering Americans\u2019 views about when life begins, there is a similar pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=166443\"><img data-dominant-color=\"edeae4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.13_IVF_3.png?resize=480,448 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.13_IVF_3.png?resize=782,730 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.13_IVF_3.png?resize=840,784 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"597\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/SR_24.05.13_IVF_3.png?w=640\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that people who say human life begins at conception mostly view access to IVF as a good thing.\" class=\"wp-image-166443 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #edeae4; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, about a third of Americans say the statement \u201chuman life begins at conception, so an embryo is a person with rights\u201d describes their views extremely or very well. Among those who express this view, 59% say IVF access is a good thing, while just 13% say it is a bad thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those who say the statement describes their views somewhat well, 61% say IVF access is a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A larger share (82%) of those who do not hold the view that life begins at conception have a positive view of IVF access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/PP_2024.5.13_abortion_TOPLINE.pdf\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, along with responses, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/05\/13\/abortion-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven-in-ten Americans say in vitro fertilization access is a good thing. 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