1. CATEGORY 1: Assessing student moral opinions on the topic

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

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

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

5. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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

13. The abortion rate in the United States has been declining since 1980. a.True b.False

14. 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

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

16. 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