it musta damn near killed cBS to admit that... RATher never woulda said anything that.
Posted on 10/19/2007 12:55:21 PM PDT by wagglebee
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new poll conducted by CBS News makes it clear that a majority of Americans are pro-life when it comes to the issue of abortion. The October survey finds 54 percent of Americans take one of three pro-life positions opposing all or almost all abortions and another 16 percent want more restrictions on it.
The October 12-16 poll asked Americans to tell CBS News their "personal feelings" on abortion.
The survey found that 16 percent of the public only favors allowing abortions "only to save woman's life" and another 34 percent think abortions should only be allowed in the very rare cases of rape, incest or to save the mother's life.
Another four percent of Americans want all abortions to be made illegal.
With the Planned Parenthood-affiliated Alan Guttmacher Institute showing that less than two percent of all abortions are done in cases of rape, incest or to save the mother's life, the CBS News poll shows 54 percent of Americans oppose 98 percent of all abortions.
According to the survey, just 26 percent of the public wants abortions permitted in all cases.
Another 16 percent want abortions to remain legal but to be subject to greater restrictions than they currently face.
In total, 70 percent of those polled want abortions illegal in most or all cases or subject to greater restrictions.
The numbers have increased since CBS News conducted a similar poll in January.
That survey found 47 percent of Americans take one of the three pro-life positions and 47 percent too one of the two pro-abortion positions. Another six percent were unsure of where they stood on abortion.
The new October poll also surveyed evangelical voters and found 79 percent take one of the three pro-life stances with 35 percent taking the life of the mother position and the same percentage taking the rape, incest and life of the mother position. Nine percent opposed all abortions.
Among self-described evangelical voters, just 17 percent supported abortion.
This poll was conducted among a random sample of 1,282 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone October 12-16, 2007. It has a three percentage point margin of error.
The ONLY single issue voters in this election are the ones who believe that a liberal who is responsible for making the worst terrorist attack in American history more difficult than it should have been is somehow qualified to lead the war on terror.
Can you clarify what your reply?
“Among self-described evangelical voters, just 17 percent supported abortion.
Sounds like some seriously conflicted people”
...or they just don’t really know the definition of “Evangelical Christian”. Lots of those around.
it musta damn near killed cBS to admit that... RATher never woulda said anything that.
BTTT
Yes, but what percentage of those who oppose abortion are single issue voter?
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I am far fron a “single issue” voter but it is a deal killer for me.. I will never vote for anyone that doesn’t see the value of life, like many others here I think that if Rudy is the nominee it is better for the Reps to lose the white house than to destroy the party by throwing away our principles.
The boldfaced passages of your post suggests you are at least a de facto single issue voter. If a single issue is a deal killer, how can you claim that you are far from a single issue voter? Perhaps, your nuances escape me.
Rudy’s desire to send jack booted thugs in black into my house in search of firearms at 4 a.m. makes him a non-starter also... no nuances here to escape you ... I was merely sticking to the issue under discussion,, I didn’t want to go down the “lets all bash Rudy” path but since we’re going that way I’ll tell you I judge more by ACTIONS not words and Rudy’s actions are indistinguishable from Ms. Clinton or Kennedy ,, he has no clue as to the meaning of the constitution or (probably more accurately as he is a New Yawker who knows better than us rubes in flyover country) simply doesn’t care ... he wants the US to be formed in his Stalinist image.
But did you not initially write that abortion was a deal killer, i.e. no mention of gun control?
I was merely sticking to the issue under discussion, it is not the ONLY deal killer. Rudy is not damaged REPUBLICAN goods , he is perfectly fine Democrat/Socialist goods in the wrong wrapper.
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