Gallop Poll on Abortion

The Gallop Organization ^ | October, 2001 (?)

[pcl]

There are many pages of text covering all aspects of the public's opinons on abortion. The most recent poll results shown appear to be August, 2001. Click on the "Source" link above to read the results.

[pcl]

I did a search for this topic and scanned the Abortion Bump List. I did not see it referenced.

[Amore]

ride 'em, horsie!

[Free the USA]

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[Texaggie79]

GALLUP POLL TOPICS: A-Z

Abortion Issues

• Complete Review of Gallup Poll Analyses on Abortion

Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances?

 

With respect to the abortion issue, would you consider yourself to be pro-choice or pro-life?

 

With respect to the abortion issue, would you consider yourself to be pro-choice or pro-life?

Pro-choice

Pro-life
Mixed/ Neither (vol.)	Don’t know what terms mean (vol.)	No opinion
2001 Aug 10-12	46	46	3	3	2
2001 Aug 3-5	52	39	4	3	2
2001 Jul 10-11	50	40	4	3	3
2001 May 10-14	48	42	4	4	2
2001 Mar 26-28	47	41	4	6	2
2001 Feb 9-11	55	38	5	1	1
2000 Oct 6-9	47	45	3	2	3
2000 Jul 14-16	50	40	4	2	4
2000 Mar 30-Apr 1	48	43	2	4	3
1999 Apr 30-May 2	48	42	3	4	3
1998 Jan 16-18	48	45	3	2	2
1997 Nov 6-9	51	40	3	3	3
1997 Aug 12-13	47	44	3	3	3
1996 Jul 25-28	53	36	5	3	3
1996 Jul 18-21	48	40	5	4	3
1996 Mar 15-17	56	37	3	2	2
1995 Sep 22-24	56	33	5	3	3

Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances?

Legal under any circumstances

Legal only under certain circumstances
Illegal in all circumstances	No opinion
2001 Aug 10-12	26	56	17	1
2001 May 10-14	26	58	15	1
2001 Mar 26-28	26	51	18	5
2000 Mar 30-Apr 2	28	51	19	2
2000 Jan 13-16	26	56	15	3
1999 Apr 30-May 2	27	55	16	2
1998 Jan 16-18	23	59	17	1
1997 Nov 6-9	26	55	17	2
1997 Aug 12-13	22	61	15	2
1996 Sep 20-22	24	52	17	7
1996 Jul 25-28	25	58	15	2
1995 Sep 22-24	31	54	12	3
1995 Feb 24-26	33	50	15	2
1994 Sep 6-7	33	52	13	2
1994 Mar 28-30	31	51	15	3
1993 Mar 12-14	32	51	13	4
1992 Jul 23-24 ^	34	48	15	3
1992 Jun 29	34	48	13	5
1992 Jan 16-19	31	53	14	2
1991 Sep 5-8	33	49	14	4
1991 May 30-Jun 2	32	50	17	1
1990 Apr 5-20	31	53	12	4
1989 Jul 6-9	29	51	17	3
1989 Jul 6-7 ^	29	51	17	3
1989 Apr 12-13 ^	27	50	18	5
1988 Sep 25-Oct 1	24	57	17	2
1985 Jan 3-4 ^	21	55	21	3
1983 Jun 24-27	23	58	16	3
1981 May 8-11	23	52	21	4
1980 Jul 11-14	25	53	18	4
1979 Feb 23-26	22	54	19	5
1977 Dec 9-12	22	55	19	4
1975 Apr 4-7	21	54	22	3
^ Gallup/Newsweek

(If certain circumstances) Do you think abortion should be legal in most circumstances or only in a few circumstances?

[COMBINED RESPONSES]

Legal under any circumstances

Legal under most circumstances
Legal only in a few circumstances	Illegal in all circumstances	No opinion
2001 Aug 10-12	26	12	43	17	2
2001 May 10-14	26	15	41	15	3
2001 Mar 26-28	26	13	38	18	5
2000 Mar 30-Apr 2	28	11	38	19	4
2000 Jan 13-16	26	17	39	15	3
1999 Apr 30-May 2	27	12	42	16	3
1998 Jan 16-18	23	16	42	17	2
1997 Nov 6-9	26	15	40	17	2
1997 Aug 12-13	22	12	48	15	3
1996 Jul 25-28	25	13	43	15	4
1995 Sep 22-24	31	14	39	12	4
1995 Feb 24-26	32	9	41	15	3
1994 Sep 6-7	33	13	38	13	3

What is your impression of how most Americans feel about abortion -- do you think most Americans feel -- [ROTATED: abortions should be legal under any circumstances, abortions should be legal only under certain circumstances, or abortions should be illegal in all circumstances]?

	Legal under any circumstances	Legal only under certain circumstances	Illegal in all circumstances	No opinion
2001 May 10-14	16%	66	11	7

Thinking about how the abortion issue might affect your vote for major offices, would you: only vote for a candidate who shares your views on abortion or consider a candidate's position on abortion as just one of many important factors? [ROTATED]

	Candidate must share views	One of many important factors	Not a major issue	No opinion
2001 May 10-14	20%	51	27	2
2000 Mar 30-Apr 2	15%	49	33	3
1999 Apr 30-May 2	19%	51	27	3
1996 Jul 25-28	16%	51	30	3
1996 Jul 18-21	18%	48	30	4
1992 Jun 29 (**)	13%	46	36	5

(**) based on registered voters

 

NEXT TWO QUESTIONS SPLIT SAMPLED

Suppose for a moment that a violent crime is committed against a pregnant woman and the unborn child is harmed or killed. Do you think the criminal should or should not face additional charges for harming the unborn child as well as the woman?

[BASED ON -- 500 -- NATIONAL ADULTS IN FORM A; ±5 PCT. PTS.]

Should be additional charges
Should not be additional charges	No opinion
2001 Apr 20-22	93	5	2

 

Suppose for a moment that a violent crime is committed against a pregnant woman and the fetus is harmed or killed. Do you think the criminal should or should not face additional charges for harming the fetus as well as the woman?

[BASED ON -- 515 -- NATIONAL ADULTS IN FORM B; ±5 PCT. PTS.]

Should be additional charges
Should not be additional charges	No opinion
2001 Apr 20-22	86	9	5

[Gordian Blade]

Look at the graph of "Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?" Pro-life was steadily climbing until by 1998 it was poised to become the majority opinion. Then it dropped again. What happened in late 1998? I'll give you a clue if you don't know: Do a web search for "Dr. Slepian".

[Eccl 10:2]

Excellent point. We must fight this in the courts and the legislatures.

Toward that end, the next step should be to outlaw abortion if the fetus has brainwaves. A definition of death in all 50 states is the absences of brainwaves. Therefore, the definition of life is the presence of brainwaves. Therefore, aborting a fetus with brainwaves is murder, legally.

BTW, I believe life begins at conception, which would seem to put me in the minority, according to these polls. I favor an incremental approach to banning abortion completely, however, as the voting public seems unwilling to make this happen in one fell swoop.

[Skooz]

So this poll is supposed to mean . . . what?

[Skooz]

A definition of death in all 50 states is the absences of brainwaves. Therefore, the definition of life is the presence of brainwaves. Therefore, aborting a fetus with brainwaves is murder, legally.

That is far too logical and full of facts. Pro-abort zealots have no capacity for logic, otherwise they could not be pro-abort. The fact that a fetus is a baby is a human being is so screamingly obvious that, to be pro-abort, one has to enter depths of denial so unfathomable that all logic and reason must be jettisoned very early.

Much as the laws of physics do not apply on neutron stars, the laws of reason and logic have no effect on pro-aborts.

[Austim]

The numbers in the poll indicate that while only 17% of the people believe abortion should be illegal in all cases 82% of the people believe that abortion should be legal is at least some cases. In other words the poll shows that America is Pro-Choice.

[Saundra Duffy]

Let's see what happens to public opinion when the truth about the link between abortion and breast cancer gets out! Lots of women are going to be pissed! For victory & freedom!!!

[Skooz]

The numbers in the poll indicate that while only 26% of the people believe abortion should be legal in all cases 73% of the people believe that abortion should be illegal or legally restricted in some way. In other words the poll shows that America is Pro-Life.

[Freee-dame]

I remember when a pregnant woman was said to be "expecting a baby." Now it's carrying a fetus, as if a fetus were not a pre-born child. Words do mean something. Whenever I hear someone say, " A woman's right to choose...," I want to say choose what, choose to kill her own baby? Pro-aborts never want to finish the phrase.

[Austim]

...73% of the people believe that abortion should be illegal or legally restricted in some way.

How does one restrict abortion is some way? Do you want to be the bureaucrat who will sit in some dark Washington DC cubicle and decide what types of abortion can and cannot be restricted? Perhaps a committee of the US Senate can meet and decide which type of abortions can take place. Perhaps, we can make women go down to the local U.S. Gov. Abortion Licensing Office and take a test to see if they qualify for an abortion in your world.

[Skooz]

I was merely pointing out the statistical conclusions. Maybe I could have worded it better. I assume the "Legal only under certain circumstances" position demands some sort of restriction on abortions. That would be the logical assumption. But, maybe that is the problem,

Please refer to post #8.

[JennysCool]

The Gallop Poll always gives me the trots...

[JennysCool]

The Canter Poll, now they're pretty easygoing ...

[Dan from Michigan]

I wonder what the numbers are state by state????

[Righter-than-Rush]

>>Much as the laws of physics do not apply on neutron stars, the laws of reason and logic have no effect on pro-aborts.>>

Well said. Kudos.

[Skooz]

Thank you.

[Carolina]

Well, you know statistics, they're all Dressage.