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By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Saturday, June 20, 2026

While most Americans still find behaviors such as using birth control, gambling and having a baby out of wedlock morally acceptable, their views on the acceptability of these behaviors have fallen significantly in the last year, data from a new Gallup survey show.

The findings come from the analytics and advice firm’s annual Values and Beliefs survey conducted May 1-17 with a random sample of 1001 U.S. adults.

Since