[wagglebee]

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.

And this means that the majority of Americans are opposed to nearly 1.3 MILLION abortions a year.

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[Ken522]

The October survey finds 54 percent of Americans take one of three pro-life positions opposing all or almost all abortions ...

Only 54%?

[Resolute Conservative]

The problem I see is this:

Abortion is not a constitutional issue. It is a state issue. If 54% do not like it and we enact federal law of some sorts then what happens when 51% - 54% of Americans don’t care about the 2nd amendment and they vote in laws restricting or worse repealing it. Apples to oranges but I have concerns.

BTW, I am pro-life.

[Mygirlsmom]

Among self-described evangelical voters, just 17 percent supported abortion.

Sounds like some seriously conflicted people.

[Cicero]

In most cases, an “abortion” that is genuinely “to save the life of the mother” is not an abortion at all, but the unintended consequence of a legitimate health procedure.

Thus, with a tubal pregnancy, to take one instance, there is no chance that the child would survive in any case, and the operation is intended to save the mother’s life.

To take another instance, an abortion caused by chemotherapy to save the mother from breast cancer, this is also an unintended side effect. Several heroic mothers have died so their babies could be born, but no one could legitimately require it of them. This was their own heroic decision, freely taken.

And keep in mind that these poll numbers are taken in a world where maybe 95% of the media and entertainment industry and academia propagandize in favor of abortion, and where the mainline churches and even some priests say it is OK. In a normal world, far fewer would favor it.

I really wish that the Republican Party pros understood this. President Bush seems to, but many of his closest advisers and colleagues do not, and he has sometimes permitted them to run political campaigns on that basis. They have not succeeded in swaying him personally, but he has allowed them to spend RNC money and to campaign for RINOs and pro-aborts, even though it has damaged the party as well as violated his beliefs.

It was one reason for the poor results in the 2006 elections.

[Redmen4ever]

There is a LOT of polling evidence that the majority of Americans want abortion to be Mostly Illegal But Not Completely Illegal.

A bill that forbids an interruption of the pregnancy after 12 weeks except to save the life of the mother, and even then requires the doctor to try to save the baby’s life if this is possible, could pass. (This is essentially the law in Germany.)

I also think this could pass muster with the Supreme Court.

BUT I do not think the a bill that attempts to protect life from conception could pass. (Nor do I think it would be held constitutional.)

We can do this. Even, I think, Rudy would agree to it. He has come part of the way, on partial birth abortion and other regulatory matters. As have many others.

BTW McCain was awesome at the FRC convention.

[monocle]

Yes, but what percentage of those who oppose abortion are single issue voter?

[Chode]

it musta damn near killed cBS to admit that... RATher never woulda said anything that.

[WashingtonSource]

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