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Wednesday April 19, 2006
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New Poll: Majority of Americans Want Abortion Illegal With Exceptions
By Gudrun Schultz
April 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A majority of Americans want abortion to be illegal, with some exceptions, according to a new poll conducted earlier this month.
When asked if abortion should be always legal, legal most of the time, always illegal, or illegal with exceptions for cases of rape, incest and to save the mother’s life, 41% of Americans questioned said abortion should be illegal with some exceptions.
Only 27% of respondents said abortion should be “always legal.” 19% of respondents said abortion should be legal most of the time, and only two percent said abortion should always be illegal, even if the mother’s life was in danger. Three percent said they didn’t know.
The poll, conducted by Bloomburg and the Los Angeles Times, consisted of telephone interviews with 1,357 American adults, from April 8 to April 11, 2006. The margin of error was 3 per cent.
The poll’s results are consistent with another recent poll indicating a clear majority of Americans are opposed to abortion on demand.
The massive poll conducted across the country last month by pollster John Zogby found almost two thirds of Americans, 59%, said abortion ends a human life. Only 29% did not agree. Respondents indicated a pro-life position on 16 of 20 questions asked.
The Zogby poll questioned 30, 117 respondents in 48 states, March 10-14, 2006. The margin of error was 0.6 percentage points.
See related LifeSiteNews coverage:
Massive Poll Shows Majority of Americans Support Abortion Restrictions
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