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OTTAWA — Canadians generally support a woman’s right to have an abortion but many believe the medical procedure should be allowed only in “certain circumstances,” a new poll has found.

The nationwide survey commissioned by Postmedia News and Global TV, which examined the state of Canadian values, reveals that a majority would support a law that places limits on when a woman can have an abortion, such as during the last trimester of her pregnancy. But support for an outright ban on all abortions is weak.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper has resisted pressure in recent weeks to reopen the abortion debate.

The survey by Ipsos Reid also contains findings on two other contentious social issues.

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On the same-sex marriage law, which the Tories criticized while in opposition but have not reversed, a majority of Canadians are now happy with the status quo of allowing gays and lesbians to get married.