"A new Gallup Poll, conducted May 7-10, finds 51% of Americans calling themselves "pro-life" on the issue of abortion and 42% "pro-choice." This is the first time a majority of U.S. adults have identified themselves as pro-life since Gallup began asking this question in 1995."
"Americans' recent shift toward the pro-life position is confirmed in two other surveys. The same three abortion questions asked on the Gallup Values and Beliefs survey were included in Gallup Poll Daily tracking from May 12-13, with nearly identical results, including a 50% to 43% pro-life versus pro-choice split on the self-identification question."
It's interesting to read some of the buzz from the Left on this. Over at The Washington Monthly, Stephen Benen wrote:
Of course, since "certain circumstances" is frustratingly vague, this only tells us that the majority of Americans reject the notion that life begins at conception, but they're comfortable with some state-imposed restrictions on reproductive rights. What kind of restrictions? We'd need a more detailed poll to say with any confidence.
So I responded in their comments:
Your biases are amusing...
"Of course, since "certain circumstances" is frustratingly vague, this only tells us that the majority of Americans reject the notion that life begins at conception, but they're comfortable with some state-imposed restrictions on reproductive rights."
I read this as the majority of Americans accept the notion that life begins at conception, but they're not comfortable with situations of rape or incest.
And if you looked at the poll results, 15% stated "Legal under most circumstances" while 37% stated "Legal only in a few circumstances" in addition to 23% stating it should be "Illegal in all circumstances".
I believe the science behind when life begins supports the pro-life viewpoint. Of course, I assume you're more about politics than science.
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