Forward by Jennifer Rae Vliet – This does hit home right now because I have been volunteering for a pro-life organization to get our finger on the pulse of what is going on in my county just prior to the election. The script is to ask three questions and our target voters are the swing voters. A majority of those that want abortion to be accessible and legal, do want limits. At times it is hard to hear these limits, who am I kidding, this has been my least favorite assignment because of the nature of it all…in fact, the day that I had a 60 year old woman say she did not want to limit abortion on babies that can feel the abortion, and said a baby that survives an attempted abortion and is born alive should not receive any medical intervention and should be left to die, my heart broke into a million pieces and I called it a day that day. Pure evil. But back to the point, I am clocking in at about 600 homes so far and the statistics of this column do ring true for me in regard to those being pro-abortion and yet, wanting limits.
Poll reveals ‘a society that favors restricting the killing of preborn children’
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[Editor’s note: This story originally was published by Live Action News.]
By Nancy Flanders
Live Action News
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted from May 7-14 asked 3,934 Americans numerous questions, including questions regarding their views about abortion. In its findings, Reuters reported that most respondents believe abortion should be legal in “all or most cases” (57%). But what, exactly, does the open and broad “all or most cases” phrase mean? It seems perhaps even poll respondents don’t know, because follow-up questions stunningly revealed that even when people state that they support abortion in most cases, they actually support limited access to abortion.
“Most cases”?
The poll first asked respondents broad questions regarding abortion before asking them more specifically about their feelings on abortion restrictions by gestational weeks or in certain circumstances. The results showed that seven percent (7%) of respondents believe abortion should be “illegal in all cases,” and 24% believe abortion should be “illegal in most cases.” It also stated that 25% believe abortion should be “legal in all cases” and 32% believe abortion should be “legal in most cases.” Reuters determined that this meant 57% of all respondents believe abortion should be legal in “all or most” cases.
But when more specific questions about gestational age and “cases” (or circumstances) were asked, the results show a much different picture of what Americans think about abortion.
When respondents were asked more specifically about abortion at certain gestational ages or in cases of rape, incest, or life of the mother, the results show a society that favors restricting the killing of preborn children — far more than many politicians or abortion industry operatives would care to admit.
The distinction is in the details
The poll asked a follow-up question to certain respondents, stating, “You mentioned earlier that you believe abortion should be legal at least some of the time. Would you support or oppose a national law that would allow abortion to happen….?” with four differing limits of “up to six weeks of pregnancy?” “up to 15 weeks of pregnancy?” “up to viability (24-28 weeks)?” and “only in cases to save the life of the mother, rape or incest?”
There had been no previous question asking about abortion being “legal at least some of the time” in this survey, but 32% (one-third) did respond that abortion “should be legal in most cases.” Assuming those are the respondents to whom the follow-up questions were asked, the responses about when abortion should be legal showed that most of that one-third want significant restrictions on abortion.
While Reuters claims 57% of respondents feel abortion should be “legal in all or most cases,” as gestational age increases, more Americans become uncomfortable with legalized killing of preborn human beings.