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 | 22% of American adults are less in favor of
abortion access than they were a decade ago; about 11% are more in favor
of abortion access. The former shift may have been influenced by a number
of factors:
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| Two out of three American adults say that their views on abortion have not changed over the past decade. | ||||
| About 4% of American voters always vote for pro-choice candidates. | ||||
| About 13% of voters always vote for pro-life candidates. | ||||
| One-third of persons aged 18 to 29 say that abortion should never be legal -- apparently even to save the life of the woman. This support drops to 23% for those aged 30 to 64, and 20% for those over age 65. 1,2 |
Wirthlin Worldwide National Quorum poll of 2002-DEC:
This poll was conducted on behalf of the pro-life group Faith2Action in 2002-DEC. (N = 1,001; margin of error = 3.2%). Unfortunately, its data is not too useful because of the heavily weighted questions:
| Question: "In light of recent medical advances such as in-utero surgery and 3-D ultrasound technology, which reveals the unborn child's body and facial features in detail, are you in favor of restoring legal protection for unborn children?" 68% of those sampled were strongly or somewhat in favor. A person who disagreed with this question would be in the position implying that they didn't want to protect children. |
| Question: "Would you favor judicial nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court who uphold laws that restore protection for unborn children?" 66% of those sampled were strongly or somewhat in favor. The implication is that some nominees might refuse to uphold existing laws, and are not in favor of protecting children. 3 |
References:
- "Zogby Poll Shows 70% of Voters Support; Independent Review Over New Health Care Lawsuits; Majority of Voters Would Oppose Lawsuits if Employers Are at Risk," at: http://www.hbcweb.com/Zogby0600.htm
- Jerry Zremski, "Attitudes becomes more negative on abortion," Buffalo News, 2002-NOV-25, at: http://www.buffalonews.com/
- "Poll results," at: http://www.f2a.org/
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