upport for
abortion based on their religious beliefs. I believe that men are less likely to approve
abortion than women because of the women's' movement that has been going on for
years. Many women are more apt to approve of the idea of pro-choice. They want to
decide what is best for them, not some politician in Washington, D.C. A 90's women is
more independent than say a 50's women. They are battling for women's rights.
Abortion is a very controversial issue which directly effects women's rights. I believe that
men are less likely to support women's rights because it will take power away from them.
Most of our government positions are held by men. By giving the decision of abortion to
women, it is taking away more of their power over us.
In order to test my hypotheses, I chose two variables and two controls. My
dependent variable was support for abortion. This variable was based on four responses:
never permitted, for rape or incest, if there was a clear health need, and always permitted.
My independent variable was importance of religion. Originally, this variable contained
four scaled responses: high, 3, 2, and low. In order to receive more obvious results, I
recoded the responses into to categories. The high consists of high and 3. The low
consists of low and 2. My first control variable was party affiliation. Originally, this
consisted of seven responses: strong democrat, weak democrat, independent democrat,
independent, independent republican, weak republican, and strong republican. In order to
receive more accurate results, I recoded them down to three responses. Strong
democrats, weak democrats and independent democrats were recoded to democrats. The
independent response stayed the same. Finally, the independent republicans, weak
republicans, and the strong republicans were recoded to republicans. My second control
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