Over 50% of Respondents Support Women’s Abortion Rights

Google has announced that it will label clinics and hospitals that provide abortion care services on Google maps and its other websites. Google has added this feature as a result of years of complaints filed by users in our society who face anti-abortion results when searching the word ‘abortion’. This new feature also comes at the heels of Roe v Wade, where the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against abortion laws in the US. Considerable backlash and public protests came in response to the controversial decision.

As a result, Real Research, an online survey app, launched the survey on Google Maps and Search to label clinics providing abortion care. This survey asks respondents about Google’s displaying clinics that provide abortion care services on Google maps and the company’s overall focus on supporting abortion care. Additionally, the survey wants to find out the respondents’ opinions on abortion in general.

Highlights

• 82.75% are aware of Google labeling clinics providing abortion care and services
• 66.61% would support families and friends if they got an abortion
• 55.70% believe that previous anti-abortion Google results were only gimmicks

52.21% Support Women’s Rights to Abortion

The survey begins by asking respondents whether they were aware that Google is labeling clinics providing abortion care services on Google maps. 82.75% of respondents answered ‘Yes’, while 17.25% answered ‘No’.

Following that, the survey asked respondents about their thoughts on abortion. 52.21% supported women’s rights to abortion, 23.57% were against abortion, and 24.22% were unsure of their stance on abortion.

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Over 50% Think The New Google Feature is Convenient

The survey then asked respondents whether they would support any family or friends who would get an abortion. 66.61% responded that they would support their families and friends, 15.28% responded that they wouldn’t, while 18.11% said that it would depend on the situation.

With Google Maps and Search to label clinics providing abortion care, the survey asked respondents how they felt about Google’s new change. 55.66% and 14.05% answered that the new feature is convenient and saves time, respectively. Meanwhile, 11.11% were concerned that abortion may be taken too lightly, and 8.40% were worried that this feature would cause abortion rates to rise.

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Almost 70% Believe Google’s New Feature Would Improve Women’s Rights

Prior to this new feature, searching for the term ‘abortion’ on Google would prioritize results that discouraged abortions. The survey asked respondents for their thoughts on the matter. 55.70% thought that the previous results were only a gimmick to sabotage abortion. 23.35% were unsure of the implications. 13.43% thought that this came from American societies that were against abortion.

Finally, the survey asked respondents whether they thought Google’s new feature showing abortion care services on Google maps was a step that would improve women’s rights. 69.73% answered yes, 10.01% answered no, and 20.26% were unsure.