Posted May 25, 2011 at 10:41 AM by Maurice Berger
According to a new Gallup survey, "Americans are closely divided between those calling themselves
"pro-choice" and those who are "pro-life," now 49% and 45%,
respectively, in Gallup's 2011 update on U.S. abortion attitudes. This
is similar to a year ago, when 45% were "pro-choice" and 47% "pro-life."
However, it is the first time since 2008 that the "pro-choice" position
has had the numerical advantage on this Gallup trend." Here is Gallup's trend chart:
Tagged: abortion
Posted Nov 19, 2009 at 9:02 AM by Maurice Berger
In another sign that the nation may be growing somewaht more conservative of the issue of abortion, a new CNN/Opinion Research poll finds that 61% of "adults oppose using public funds to pay for
abortions for women who may be covered by a government health insurance
system, and 51 percent say women covered by private insurance should
not have coverage that pays for abortion . . . 56% favor creating a federally run
health insurance program to compete with private insurance companies,
and 66 percent said state governments should not be allowed to decide
whether the federal insurance would apply everyone in the state."
Tagged: 2009, abortion, healthcare, health insurance
Posted Oct 09, 2009 at 10:36 AM by Maurice Berger
The latest Pew Research Center survey on abortion reveals a considerable decline in support for the procedure nationally: "Polls conducted in 2009 have found fewer Americans expressing support
for abortion than in previous years. In Pew Research Center polls in
2007 and 2008, supporters of legal abortion clearly outnumbered
opponents; now Americans are evenly divided on the question, and there
have been modest increases in the numbers who favor reducing abortions
or making them harder to obtain. Less support for abortion is evident
among most demographic and political groups. [The survey] also reveals that the abortion
debate has receded in importance, especially among liberals. At the
same time, opposition to abortion has grown more firm among
conservatives, who have become less supportive of finding a middle
ground on the issue and more certain of the correctness of their own
views on abortion."
Tagged: 2009, abortion, Voter Enthusiasm
Posted May 15, 2009 at 9:36 AM by Maurice Berger
Are Americans' viewes on abortion becoming more conservative. Gallup reports 51% of Americans call
themselves "pro-life" on the issue of abortion and 42% "pro-choice."
According to Gallup: "This is the first time a majority of U.S. adults have identified
themselves as pro-life since Gallup began asking this question in 1995. he new results, obtained from Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs
survey, represent a significant shift from a year ago, when 50% were
pro-choice and 44% pro-life. Prior to now, the highest percentage
identifying as pro-life was 46%, in both August 2001 and May 2002. The May 2009 survey documents comparable changes in public views
about the legality of abortion. In answer to a question providing three
options for the extent to which abortion should be legal, about as many
Americans now say the procedure should be illegal in all circumstances
(23%) as say it should be legal under any circumstances (22%). This
contrasts with the last four years, when Gallup found a strong tilt of
public attitudes in favor of unrestricted abortion."
Tagged: 2009, abortion
