Topline
Americans’ openness to using birth control plummeted over the last year, according to Gallup’s annual poll on moral issues—as tolerance of a number of behaviors like gambling and having children out of wedlock also dropped after President Donald Trump’s first year back in office.
About 83% of Americans believe using birth control is morally acceptable—down from 90% in 2025.
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Key Facts
A clear majority of Americans polled—about 83%—still believe using birth control is morally acceptable, but this figure is still down seven percentage points from the 90% acceptance rate recorded in 2025.
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