Poll: 60 Percent Oppose All, Most Abortions; 28% of "Pro-Choice" are Pro-Life

LifeNews.com ^ | October 14, 2008 | Steven Ertelt

[SErtelt]

Washington, DC -- A new national poll of Americans finds a large majority take one of three pro-life positions opposing all or most abortions. The survey also finds more than one-quarter of people who say they are "pro-choice" on abortion really take a pro-life position against abortions.

[incredulous joe]

Good to hear.

Surprising that the issue seems to have very little effect on the presidential race.

[Rudder]

I usually give LifeNews.com a wide berth because of it’s tendency to stretch the “news.” This may be another such instance, but it’s hard to judge when the “new national poll” isn’t identified, among other things.

[diamond6]

Lets pray that this number keeps rising, then maybe someday abortion will criminalized.

[Salvation]

**Surprising that the issue seems to have very little effect on the presidential race.**

Because the MSM lamestream doesn’t want people to know!

[Salvation]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSiPqjU6fYI&eurl=http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2105631/posts

 

You Tube - Over 1,500 Black Babies Per Day Are Killed In The USA / Pro-Life Anti-Abortion Video PSA

[TigersEye]

Abortion is not about saving women’s lives!

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48,589,993

Total Abortions since 1973

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Why the drop after 1960? (in deaths of women from illegal abortions)

The reasons were new and better antibiotics, better surgery and the establishment of intensive care units in hospitals. This was in the face of a rising population. Between 1967 and 1970 sixteen states legalized abortion. In most it was limited, only for rape, incest and severe fetal handicap (life of mother was legal in all states). There were two big exceptions — California in 1967, and New York in 1970 allowed abortion on demand. Now look at the chart carefully.

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Abortion Statistics - Decision to Have an Abortion (U.S.)

· 25.5% of women deciding to have an abortion want to postpone childbearing

· 21.3% of women cannot afford a baby

· 14.1% of women have a relationship issue or their partner does not want a child

· 12.2% of women are too young (their parents or others object to the pregnancy)

· 10.8% of women feel a child will disrupt their education or career

· 7.9% of women want no (more) children

· 3.3% of women have an abortion due to a risk to fetal health

2.8% of women have an abortion due to a risk to maternal health

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So how many women’s lives have been saved by abortion?

Only about 3% of abortions since 1972 were reported to be “due to a risk to maternal health.” A reasonable person would recognize that not all of those cases represent a lethal risk. But let’s say they did. That means that nearly 45 million fetuses were butchered to save the lives of about 1.3 million women. Or put another way; 35 babies are killed to save each woman.

Abortion was legal in all 50 states prior to Roe v. Wade in cases of danger to the life of the woman.

Roe v Wade: FULL Text (The Decision that wiped out an entire Generation 33 years ago today)

[dotnetfellow]

I don’t think people answer these polls honestly. They may feel guilty enough to answer that thy are against abortion. But when it comes to their voting patterns, they rationalize the supporting of pro-abortion candidates, I think, because they always want to have the option available to them, to either get an abortion legally for themselves, or to support a relative, friend or loved one that wants an abortion.

I think America is by and large a pro-abortion nation that does not want to admit up to it.