The latest Gallup poll confirms the decades-long national trend away from support for abortion. Nonetheless, pro-abortion activists and "journalists" spin the facts in a propaganda barrage to convince the public otherwise.
For background, read Poll: Pro-life America Becomes More So and also read Pro-choice Americans Disagree with Abortionists as well as Pro-life Trends Continue in American Opinion
UPDATE 5/31/12: 'Higher Education' Indoctrinates Pro-abortion: Poll
-- From "Poll: Record low are 'pro-choice'" by Tim Mak, Politico 5/23/12
The percentage of Americans who identify themselves as “pro-choice” is at the lowest point ever measured by Gallup, according to a new survey released Wednesday.
A record-low 41 percent now identify themselves as “pro-choice,” down from 47 percent last July and 1 percentage point down from the previous record low of 42 percent, set in May 2009. As recently as 2006, 51 percent of Americans described themselves as “pro-choice.”
Meanwhile, 50 percent of Americans now consider themselves “pro-life,” one point below Gallup’s record high on the measure.
“Gallup began asking Americans to define themselves as pro-choice or pro-life on abortion in 1995, and since then, identification with the labels has shifted from a wide lead for the pro-choice position in the mid-1990s, to a generally narrower lead for “pro-choice” — from 1998 through 2008 — to a close division between the two positions since 2009,” explains the polling firm.
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From "Gallup poll on abortion: 'Pro-choice' position hits record low" by Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times 5/23/12
The latest results show a shift among people when asked about their label on the issue. But views of the legality of abortion have remained constant over the years.
Those calling themselves independents were at 41% supporting the “pro-choice” position -- 10 points lower than in May 2011. On the flip side, those calling themselves “pro-life” were at 47%, up 6 percentage points since May 2011. “Pro-lifers” now outnumber “pro-choicers” for the second time since 2001.
A slight majority of Americans, 51%, said they consider abortion morally wrong, while 38% said it was morally acceptable, according to the poll.
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From "59% of Americans: Prohibit Abortion in Most or All Circumstances" by Terence P. Jeffrey, CNSNews.com 5/23/12
In a survey conducted Sept. 6-7, 1994, 33 percent said abortion should be legal in all circumstances and 13 percent said it should be legal in most circumstances—making a total of 46 percent who said all or most abortions should be legal.
In that same 1994 poll, 38 percent said abortion should be legal only in a few circumstances and 13 percent said it should be illegal in all circumstances—making a majority of 51 percent who said abortion should be illegal in most or all circumstances.
In the survey released Wednesday, which was conducted May 3-6 of this year, 25 percent said abortion should be legal in all circumstances and 13 percent said it should be legal in most circumstances—making a total of 38 percent who said all or most abortions should be legal.
By contrast, 39 percent said abortion should be legal only in a few circumstances and 20 percent said it should be illegal in all circumstances—making a majority of 59 percent who said abortion should be illegal in most or all circumstances.
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From "Analysis: Are the new Gallup numbers on abortion meaningful?" by David Lauter, Los Angeles Time 5/24/12
Attention-getting [poll] for sure, but what, if anything, does it mean?
One thing it clearly does not mean is that significant numbers of Americans have changed their views about when women should be allowed to have a legal abortion . . .
. . . what does [the poll] mean? One strong possibility is that the “shift” reflects the ambiguous wording of the question. Gallup doesn’t define “pro-choice” or “pro-life”; it lets respondents choose the label they want. What appears to have happened is that some percentage of Americans who believe that abortion should be legal in some circumstances, but not all, now call themselves “pro-life” whereas people with similar views in previous polls called themselves “pro-choice.”
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From "Pro-Abortionists unsuccessfully try to finesse great news from latest Gallup poll" by Dave Andrusko, News Today, National Right to Life 5/23/12
. . . when asked a follow up question we find that those who said abortion should be legal under “certain circumstances” are much closer to the pro-life than pro-abortion position.
How do I know? Gallup asked them: “Do you think abortion should be legal in most circumstances or only in a few circumstances?” By a three to one margin (39% to 13%), they chose “few circumstances” over “most circumstances.”
With this clarification, a total of 59% of respondents said abortion should be legal in only a few circumstances (39%) or illegal in all circumstances (20%). That compares with a total of 38% who said that abortion should be legal under any circumstances (25%), or under most circumstances (13%).
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Also read the full Gallup Poll
