CATEGORY 1: Assessing student moral opinions on the topic

Abortion is morally wrong no matter what the circumstances. 1.Agree 2.Disagree

Abortion is morally acceptable when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. 1.Agree 2.Disagree

Abortion is morally acceptable when the pregnant woman’s life is at risk. 1.Agree 2.Disagree

Abortion is morally wrong if the fetus is viable—that is, if the fetus has the ability to live outside of the uterus. 1.Agree 2.Disagree

Partial birth abortion is morally wrong. 1.Agree 2.Disagree

A fetus is a person—that is, a being with full moral rights. 1.Agree 2.Disagree

An embryo is a person—that is, a being with full moral rights. 1.Agree 2.Disagree

Although I personally think that abortion is morally wrong, I believe that women should legally have the right to choose. 1.Agree 2.Disagree

CATEGORY 2: Assessing student assumptions about and knowledge of the issue

Approximately what percentage of pregnancies in the United States ended in abortions in 2002? a.10% b.20% c.33% d.50%

Approximately how many pregnancies in the United States ended in abortions in 2002? a.540,000 b.775,000 c.1.29 million d.1.64 million

The abortion rate in the United States has been declining since a.True b.False

The risk of death for a woman who carries a pregnancy to term is twelve times higher than the risk of death for a woman who ends her pregnancy with an abortion. a.True b.False

By the eighth week of development, an embryo exhibits detectable brain activity. a.True b.False

At what stage in its development does a fetus attain viability—that is, the ability to live outside of the uterus? a.after eight weeks b.between twenty-three and twenty-four weeks c.after thirty weeks d.after forty-five weeks