MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- A new poll suggests abortion continues to be a divisive issue in Tennessee, but there are some surprising areas of agreement among voters.
Pollsters at Middle Tennessee State University asked a series of questions about issues being hotly debated in this election year.
On the issue of abortion, the MTSU Poll found that 56 percent of the registered voters surveyed believe the procedure should be illegal in most or all cases. Thirty-six percent believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases.
MTSU pollster Ken Blake says those numbers are essentially unchanged since last fall. But when it comes to how the number of abortions performed in the state might be reduced, the voters had some surprising responses.
Most Tennesseans think greater access to birth control and better sex education are key. Fewer people thought additional abortion restrictions alone was the best approach.
The MTSU poll surveyed 600 registered Tennessee voters in mid-January and has a margin of error of plus or minus four percent.
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