A majority of Canadians, or 56 per cent, believe women should be allowed to have an abortion whenever they want, according to an Ipsos poll done exclusively for Global News.

That’s an increase of 13 per cent from an Ipsos poll done in 2010 asking the same question.

However, although support for abortion access has increased over the last decade in Canada, it wavers for younger age groups, the survey finds.

Sanyam Sethi, vice-president of public affairs at Ipsos Canada, said this is one of a handful of “very rare issues where older generations are more liberal.”

“This is the generation that probably saw first-hand the battles of what happens when abortions are performed in unsafe, unhygienic conditions; when they are illegal,” Sethi said, explaining the greater support among older Canadians.

Compared with the 63 per cent of Canadians 55 and older who believe people should be permitted to have an abortion whenever they want, only 50 per cent of those age 18 to 34 believe the same.

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