The Psychology of the Politics of Abortion: Political Ideology, Moral Foundations, and Abortion Views Martin, K. J., Melugin, P. R., Gerner, M. &Barnett, M. D. Background             The purpose of this study was to examinewhether moral foundations are (1) associated with abortion views, and (2)explain variance in abortion views beyond that explained by political ideology. Methods Participants (N = 982; 71.1% female) consisted ofundergraduate students from a large public university in the south.  Participants completed an online survey comprisedof the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ; Graham, et al., 2011), in addition to self-reportitems concerning participants’ political orientation and views on abortion. Results             Hierarchicalregression analysis found that the bindingfoundations (e.g., sanctity-degradation, authority-subversion, and loyalty-betrayal)were associated with more pro-life abortion views, while the individualizingfoundations (e.g., care/harm and fairness/cheating) were associated with morepro-choice views.  Discussion             Theresults of this study suggest that moral foundations are partially related tohow individuals identify on the socio-political spectrum.  Where individuals lie on this continuum mayinfluence various facets of moral decision-making, which in turn mightinfluence perceptions surrounding the appropriateness of abortion under variouscircumstances. Kelly J. Martin / Senior - Social Psychology Undergraduate / Research Assistant - Neuropsychosocial Lab / University of North Texas