Posted on 07/08/2022 6:21:14 AM PDT by Morgana
An organization representing thousands of pro-life obstetricians and gynecologists released polling showing that most U.S. voters oppose Roe v. Wade and other radical abortion measures when properly informed.
The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) held a virtual conference call on Wednesday to share new polling data, especially in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe. The organization says the decision “has led to an onslaught of troubling misinformation and alarmism stoked by the pro-abortion left, including by some medical professionals.” AAPLOG physicians are already allegedly seeing patients who are “confused and scared” because of post-Roe abortion misinformation. Roe’s Overturning *DOES NOT* Outlaw Abortion
Out of 1,600 registered voters polled nationally between June 3-6, 2022, 53 percent said they support the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision “which recognized a Constitutional right to abortion.” However, when voters were asked if they would support or oppose Roe v. Wade, knowing that it allowed abortion up to birth, including late-term abortions when the unborn may feel pain, 56 percent of voters said they oppose Roe.
AAPLOG CEO-elect and board-certified OB/GYN Dr. Christina Francis said voters’ 180-degree flip about Roe shows the prevalence of misconceptions about the case:
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I don’t understand why we care what Americans think in order to create policies. Our style of government is to follow the Constitution before anything else. Spending money on crap like this is not the role of government here in the USA. The Constitution trumps any poll or feelings you might have.
If you want HONESTY in these polls, stop asking stupid questions.
Here is the TRUTH:
A small majority support abortion in the first trimester.
A moderate minority support abortion in the second trimester
A tiny minority support abortion in the third trimester.
That is how the polling really breaks down. If you ask about abortion up until birth, you get a majority against it.
If you ask about abortion in the first trimester, you get a small majority in support.
Let’s be realistic here.
But, there is no constitutional right and states will decide where the cutoff exists for their citizens.
Point being there are more pro lifers out there than the lamestream media wants to admit.
“If you want HONESTY in these polls, stop asking stupid questions.”
Asking the average citizen about Roe vs. Wade borders on stupid because most of them don’t understand why it was repealed.
I think post-Roe advances such as ultrasound and NICUs along with the availability of effective birth control are responsible for the majority of Americans now opposing abortion.
The Breitbart report is misleading in its characterization of the polling results, to wit, in the very first answer 53% said they generally support the 1973 Roe V Wade decision.
After that the polling results get more nuanced, but in general show the least level of abortion support the later in the term of the pregancy, but some support the earlier in the term.
It is not a full blown rejection of abortion no matter what, but shows less and less support for abortion as the term of pregancy goes on.
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