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To: HitmanNY
Americans don't like abortion, but they don't want it illegal.

Not exactly. Here's the (Zogby) poll I just mentioned (I was off by two points...it's 56%, not 58%):

New poll shows growing shift toward pro-life position

The April 15-17 poll conducted by Zogby International showed that 56 percent of those responding said that abortion should never be legal or be legal only when the mother's life is in danger or in cases of rape and incest. Forty-two percent of the respondents said abortion should be legal for any reason for the first, first and second, or all three trimesters of pregnancy.

197 posted on 05/23/2004 6:27:35 AM PDT by B Knotts
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To: B Knotts

I explicitly said that most people don't like abortion, but aren't particularly interested in changing the existing status quo.

Take no solace from these polls - while I like the fact that 56% of Americans don't think abortion should be legal is wonderful, but the fact remains that enough of them clearly are not passionate enough about the issue to make a difference.

Like I said - most people don't like abortion but most people don't want to change the status quo. Draw whatever conclusions from that fact, but a fact it is.


208 posted on 05/23/2004 12:10:51 PM PDT by HitmanLV (I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.)
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