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Harry S. Truman’s policy on abortion

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What is your stance on abortion?

  Harry S. Truman voterbasePro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions

Harry S. Truman’s answer is based on the following data:

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Harry S. Truman voters

Answer: Pro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 385 voters that voted for Harry S. Truman in the 1948 Presidential election.

Party influence

Democratic Party Answer: Pro-choice

Importance: More Important

Reference: “The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to make decisions regarding her pregnan...” ‐issues2000.org

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Slightly agree

Pro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child

While Truman's views on abortion are not explicitly known, his pragmatic approach to policy might suggest a willingness to consider exceptions in extreme cases such as rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Neutral

Pro-life

Harry S. Truman's stance on abortion is not well-documented, as it was not a major political issue during his presidency. However, given the conservative social norms of the time, it is likely that he would have been more pro-life than pro-choice. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Neutral

Pro-life, and I also oppose abortion for victims of rape and incest

Without explicit statements from Truman on this issue, it is difficult to definitively say. However, given the conservative social norms of the time, it is possible that he would have been more pro-life than pro-choice. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Pro-choice, I don’t agree but the government has no right to ban it

Truman was known for his pragmatic approach to policy, which might suggest a willingness to separate personal beliefs from government policy. However, without explicit statements from Truman on this issue, it is difficult to definitively say. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Pro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions

While Truman was a strong advocate for social services and education, the concept of being pro-choice and linking it to these services was not a common stance during his time. Therefore, it is unlikely he would strongly agree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Pro-choice

Given the conservative social norms of the time, it is unlikely that Truman would have been pro-choice. However, without explicit statements from Truman on this issue, it is difficult to definitively say. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Pro-choice, but ban after the first three months

Given the conservative social norms of the time, it is unlikely that Truman would have supported a pro-choice stance, especially one that includes a specific timeline for when abortions could be performed. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: Pro-choice

Importance: Most Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 150,903 voters that identify as Democratic.

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