Though roughly half of Americans identify as "pro-choice" and half as "pro-life," polls also show the distinction blurs depending on why the woman is aborting.
"Monday was one of the happiest days of my life," one poll respondent said.
Mrs Thatcher was nearing the end of her political life: the poll tax, coupled with Europe, caused her to be replaced as Tory leader.
But though there are groups in Britain with entrenched pro-choice or pro-life views, polls show that most people think, unenthusiastically, that abortion should be available.
A record number of Americans believe global warming will pose a threat to their way of life, new polling data shows, amid strengthening public acceptance that rising temperatures are being driven by human activity.
You'd never know it from the way the monarchy is treated in British public life, but polling in recent years shows between 20% and 40% think the country would be better off without it, and most still believe it won't last.
But only 1 in 3 sees it as a "serious threat" to their way of life, the poll reported.
California voters overwhelmingly support end-of-life law, poll finds.
Still, for all their efforts – the Tories going negative last week, then suddenly talking sunshine and the good life this week – the polls refuse to shift.
The system is so sensitive that it could reduce your battery life as it polls the warning servers constantly.
Early in the campaign, McCain looked to be in the fight of his political life, with some polls putting the centrist, pro-gun Kirkpatrick within a point or two of the veteran incumbent.
