[JeffAtlanta]

Of the three choices, which one would those repondents who favor abortion only in cases of rape, incest and life of the mother fall in to?

Mostly "Should not be permitted". Those you listed are called "extreme circumstances", not merely "stricter limits". Stricter limits means parental notification, partial birth and third trimester abortions.

Think of it this way. If you substituted "alcohol consumption" for "abortion", what do you think "stricter limits" would mean? It wouldn't mean "extreme circumstances" - it would mean things like higher age limits.

Even people that would chose "alcohol consumption should not be permitted" would reasonably concede that it could be used for life saving medical procedures.

[sitetest]

Dear JeffAtlanta,

"Stricter limits means parental notification, partial birth and third trimester abortions."

Roe, according to the Supreme Court, does not permit a ban on either partial birth abortions, or on third trimester abortions.

I guess "stricter limits" means overturning Roe.

Thanks for making that salient point.


sitetest

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Those you listed are called "extreme circumstances"

"Extreme circumstances" was not an option given.

[cgk]

WPtG: Of the three choices, which one would those repondents who favor abortion only in cases of rape, incest and life of the mother fall in to?

JA: Mostly "Should not be permitted". Those you listed are called "extreme circumstances", not merely "stricter limits". Stricter limits means parental notification, partial birth and third trimester abortions.

I suspect several people on this very thread who agree with that "3 exceptions rule" would disagree with your categorization of them as backing the "should not be permitted" answer in that poll. I may be wrong, but based on reading much of this thread "should not be permitted" is considered extreme, and does not include the 3 exceptions.