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Last month's
Gallup poll on abortion
continues to show that
America is a pro-life
nation. The poll showed
that 50 percent say they
are pro-life and that an
all time low of 41
percent say they are
pro-choice.
Abortion advocates try
to spin these numbers by
saying that there are
more people who support
all abortions than those
who oppose all
abortions. That argume nt
is nonsense.
Only 25 percent of
Americans identify with
the radical Planned
Parenthood and abortion
industry policy of
abortion on demand
throughout pregnancy for
any reason.
That means 75 percent of
Americans-including 20
percent who oppose all
abortions, another 39
percent who think
abortion should be
illegal except in a few
circumstances and others
who support restrictions
on abortion-those 75
percent do not support
Roe v. Wade, Planned
Parenthood and the
abortion industry's
policy of abortion on
demand throughout
pregnancy for any
reason. There's no way
to spin that or the fact
that 59 percent said
abortion should be
illegal in all
circumstances or legal
in only a few
circumstances. The truth
is that there are more
people who support the
pro-life position than
there are people who say
they are pro-life. That
means it is worse for
Planned Parenthood and
better for pro-lifers
than polling suggests.
What's more, abortion
advocates know they have
lost this generation of
young people.
NARAL Pro-Choice America
president Nancy Keenan
recently stepped down
because of the
movement's failure with
young people. Worse yet,
abortion advocates have
serious demographic
problems which some call
the Roe effect. That is,
pro-choice, pro-abortion
people have more
abortions than
pro-lifers. And since
children learn many of
their positions from
their parents,
demographics are against
them. They have to win
way more converts than
pro-lifers do to keep
up. And since their
product is killing
innocent unborn
children, and since they
have to convince a
generation exposed to
the humanity of the
unborn through ever
improving ultrasound,
their fortunes are not
likely to improve long
term.
Abortion advocates also
reflexively cite flawed
polls that say a
majority of Americans
support Roe or want
abortion legal. This too
is nonsense. When
confronted with the
question, "should
abortion remain legal,
yes or no?" even
pro-life President
George W. Bush would
have to say "yes" for
certain very rare
circumstances like a
threat to the life of
the mother and rape or
incest. Abortions for
rape and incest account
for less than half of
one percent of
abortions.
When 59 percent of
Americans oppose all
abortions or would allow
them only in certain
situations and support
important abortion
limitations, it's
obvious they do not
support Roe v Wade or
Planned Parenthood's
policy of abortion on
demand throughout
pregnancy with no
exceptions.
There are many reasons
why we are progressing.
Click here to read a
pro-life symposium on
those reasons and what
is happening.
Pro-lifers can maintain
momentum by continuing
the proven pro-life
strategy which has
helped lower the
abortion rate, lower the
number of abortions and
change the minds of
Americans on abortion.
That strategy includes:
1. Electing pro-life
candidates at the
federal, state and local
levels to pass pro-life
legislation.
2. Working to elect
pro-life presidents
to institute pro-life
policies and appoint
Supreme Court Justices
to overturn Roe v. Wade
and other noxious
pro-abortion rulings.
3. Education and
engaging the public
as well as becoming more
informed. Nevada LIFE is
always available to
speak to and brief
groups large and small.
4. Continue to show
compassion, both for the
mother who is thinking
about abortion and those
who have had abortions.
We have more hard work
ahead. This poll is
another powerful
affirmation that we are
making substantial
headway.
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