𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟒 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫, 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 👉 AbortionViews.au A clear majority of Australians support banning abortion after 24 weeks or earlier when exceptional circumstances such as serious health risks, fetal disability or sexual assault do not apply, a national poll has found. The survey, conducted by McCrindle and commissioned by pro-life activist group CitizenGO, found that 58.6 percent supported a ban after 24 weeks or earlier, including respondents who selected earlier pregnancy limits. Just over half, 50.4 percent, supported a ban after 20 weeks or earlier. CitizenGO Australian campaigns director George Christensen said the findings gave lawmakers a clear basis for advancing pro-life reforms. “The central finding is unmistakable: a clear majority of Australians support banning abortion after 24 weeks or earlier, outside the exceptional circumstances specified in the question,” Mr Christensen said. “Parliamentarians should have the confidence to act on these findings and strengthen protections for unborn children.” Women recorded higher support than men for these pregnancy limits. A ban after 24 weeks or earlier was supported by 59.9 percent of women, compared with 57.1 percent of men. For a ban after 20 weeks or earlier, the figures were 53.2 percent and 47.4 percent, respectively. The poll also revealed strong opposition to sex-selective abortion. When asked about abortion because the unborn child was not the preferred sex, 67.0 percent said it should be illegal up to 24 weeks, while 69.2 percent said it should be illegal after 24 weeks. CitizenGO Australian campaigner Christopher Yates said the results demonstrated broad support for protecting unborn children from discrimination. “A child’s sex should never determine whether that child is allowed to live,” Mr Yates said. “Around two-thirds of Australians said sex-selective abortion should be illegal in both periods of pregnancy tested. Lawmakers should take that finding seriously.” The survey found majority opposition to other reasons for abortion after 24 weeks. Some 54.5 percent said it should be illegal when a pregnancy interfered with education, career or life stage, while 51.8 percent said the same about abortion based on personal preference without specified hardship or medical risk. Support for protecting babies born alive was stronger still. Nearly three-quarters of respondents, 74.8 percent, supported requiring medical staff to provide a baby born alive following an unsuccessful abortion with the same care as any other infant born at the same stage and in the same medical condition. “Every baby born alive deserves equal care,” Mr Yates said. “The circumstances of a child’s birth should never diminish that child’s claim to medical attention and compassion. Do we really want to produce a generation of doctors and nurses who would willingly watch a baby suffer and die?” Safeguards for women also attracted substantial support. The poll found that 83.4 percent backed requiring healthcare providers to check that a patient seeking an abortion was not being pressured by another person. Independent pre-abortion counselling from an organisation with no financial interest in the outcome was supported by 77.5 percent. The findings also showed that 52.6 percent of Australians agreed the country should try to reduce the number of abortions, even where abortion is legal. “Australians want stronger protections for unborn children and genuine support for women,” Mr Christensen said. “Parliaments should respond with practical reforms that protect life, prevent coercion and help women continue their pregnancies.” McCrindle surveyed 1,513 Australians aged 18 to 80 online between August 25 and September 2, 2026, with quotas for gender, generation and state or territory. Subgroup differences are descriptive; statistical significance has not been established in the research brief. The findings and question wording are available at AbortionViews.au