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Both too little and too much can be made of polling data. After all, there are polls well constructed and conducted, and polls that are rigged to obtain a preordained result.
But when virtually every poll on abortion says the same thing - - the American public is steadily moving in a pro-life direction - - it's time to really wake up and take notice. A number of workshops at the 30th annual NRLC convention in St. Louis addressed the encouraging news.
To offer just a few highlights, let's begin with a May 2003 Gallup poll. When asked, 61% of respondents said abortion should be legal in only a few circumstances (42%) or illegal in all circumstances (19%). [A 1995 CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll that asked virtually the same question found only 51% taking this more protective position.]
A poll taken by Zogby International for the Buffalo News last November was even more encouraging. Sixty-one percent said abortion should be either never permitted (25%) or only in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother (36%).
Also in May Latino Opinion conducted a national survey of Hispanic adults. Seventy-five percent said that abortion should never be legal (27%), legal only when the life of the mother is in danger (25%), or only in cases of rape or incest or when the mother's life is in danger (23%). Hispanics are now the largest minority in the United States.
At long, long last there is parity in how people self-identify on ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Poll data trending strongly in favor of life.