a poll was done in november 2001. the poll asked people in canada in what circumstances they believed an abortion should be permitted. 32% responded that they believe abortion should be legal in all circumstances, 52% that it should be legal in certain circumstances, and 14% that it should never be legal. a similar poll in april 2009 surveyed people in the united states about abortion; 18% said that abortion should be "legal in all cases", 28% said that abortion should be "legal in most cases", 28% said abortion should be "illegal in most cases" and 16% said abortion should be "illegal in all cases". in a gallup poll taken in july 2011, however, 47% of americans identified themselves as pro-life and the same percentage of americans identified themselves as pro-choice. a november 2005 poll in mexico found that 73.4% think abortion should not be legalized while 11.2% think it should.