Overall Yes
(Total- 1116)
% (95% CI)		 Yes in Education Group-1
 (Total-6)
 % (95% CI)		 Yes in Education Group 2
 (Total-25)
% (95% CI)		 Yes in Education Group 3
(Total-624)
% (95% CI)		 Yes in Education Group 4
(Total-223)
% (95% CI)		 Yes in Education Group 5
(Total-40)
% (95% CI)		 Yes in Education Group 6
(Total-198)
% (95% CI)
Is Medical abortion legal in foetuses with lethal malformations or ending up severe neuro-development disability in Sri Lanka? 27.2
(25.0 to 30.0)		 16.7
(3.0 to 56.0)		 16
(6.1 to 35.2)		  32.9
(29.3 to 37.4)		 34.5
(29.3 to 41.2)		 35
(22.2 to 50.1)		 1.5
(0.52 to 4.2)
Do you approve of Medical abortion in fetuses with lethal malformations? 41.3
(38.2 to 44.1)		 33.3
(9.7 to 70)		 32
(17.2 to 52.2)		 45.0
(41.2 to 49.1)		 61.9
(55.1 to 68.3)		 67.5
(52.2 to 80.2)		 0.7
(0.28 to 3.6)
Table 5: Questionnaire responses from patient sample to opinion on legality of abortion (CI-Confidence interval) 1-No Education, 2-Primary up to Grade 5, 3-Secondary up to O Level, 4-A-Level or vocational training, 5-Tertiary/ postgraduate, 6-Education status unknown.
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