A new Gallup Poll, conducted May 7-10, finds 51% of Americans calling themselves \u201cpro-life\u201d on the issue of abortion and 42% \u201cpro-choice.\u201d 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.<\/p>\n
The new results, obtained from Gallup\u2019s annual Values and Beliefs survey, represent a significant shift from a year ago, when 50% were pro-choice and 44% pro-life. Prior to now, the highest percentage identifying as pro-life was 46%, in both August 2001 and May 2002.<\/p>\n
The May 2009 survey documents comparable changes in public views about the legality of abortion. In answer to a question providing three options for the extent to which abortion should be legal, about as many Americans now say the procedure should be illegal in all circumstances (23%) as say it should be legal under any circumstances (22%). This contrasts with the last four years, when Gallup found a strong tilt of public attitudes in favor of unrestricted abortion. . . . Still, the dominant position on this question remains the middle option, as it has continuously since 1975: 53% currently say abortion should be legal only under certain circumstances. . . .<\/p>\n
\nAmericans\u2019 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.\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pro-lifers may be winning the abortion argument! More Americans \u201cPro-Life\u201d Than \u201cPro-Choice\u201d for First Time: A new Gallup Poll, conducted May 7-10, finds 51% of Americans calling themselves \u201cpro-life\u201d on the issue of abortion and 42% \u201cpro-choice.\u201d This is the first time a majority of U.S. adults have identified themselves as pro-life since Gallup began […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1281,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-issues"],"yoast_head":"\n
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