New Poll: Majority of Americans Want Abortion Illegal With Exceptions

[george78]

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/apr/06041907.html

April 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A majority of Americans want abortion to be illegal, with some exceptions, according to a new poll conducted earlier this month.

 

[Ginny]

Now if people would get off their rear (including me) to do something about it.

Nonetheless, reality says abortion will always be legal. No optimism, I know.

 

[NothingButTheBlood]

Abortion will always be legal as long as women think that restricting it some how makes them submissive to men and religion.

 

[charmtrap]

I thought I'd point out that, despite the headline, 46% want abortion legal all or most of the time, vs 41% wanting it illegal with exceptions. So, er...what?

 

[Ginny]

Abortion will always be legal as long as women think that restricting it some how makes them submissive to men and religion.

You mean once man admits "she is woman, hear her roar" it will come to an end?

Kinda like wanting something real bad and the minute you get it, you don't really care for it.

VERY VERY VERY good point.

 

[crazyfingers]

The numbers don't add up.


According to the linked story:

Always legal 27%

Legal most of the time 19%

Illegal with some exceptions 41%

Always illegal 2%

Don't know 3%

Total 92%

Generally legal 27+19=46%
Generally illegal 41+2=43%
Don't now 3%

How do they arrive at the conclusion that a majority believe that it should be illegal with some exceptions? And where did the lost 8% go?

Did I miss something?

 

[Gramaic]

I myself am against abortion, but there has to be some exceptions such as rape, incest, and threat to the mother's life. It's ridiculous not to have any exceptions.

 

[Mandrake]

There's no majority there at all.

 

[charmtrap]

How do they arrive at the conclusion that a majority believe that it should be illegal with some exceptions? And where did the lost 8% go?

Did I miss something?

Given the fact that they misspelled Bloomberg, I wouldn't put a lot of stock in their counting either...

 

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