"When abortion is debated, we win, and the polls are reflecting that,"
Isn't it interesting that Big Media ignores this issue for the most part. But isn't it even more fascinating that in spite of Big Media censorship of this issue the pro-life movement has gained so much ground. Makes you wonder if Big Media was aboard on this issue if we would even be dealing with it anymore. But I remember when Abraham wouldn't take money from a king cause he didn't want the glory and credit to go to the king but rather to God for his safety and protection. Maybe God thus far hasn't allowed Big Media to get involved cause he wants to gain the glory through the people who proclaim His name in spite of the big obstacle of Big Media. If Big Media gets involved now it would only be because of the ground breaking work of Christ inspired pro-life people banning together seeking to end abortion and offering forgiveness and grace through Christ to those who have been involved in it thus bringing glory to His name. For a perfect example see the testimony of the providential and very Roe of Roe vs Wade. But now on to the polls....
LifeSiteNews.com reports on 5 polls in May that show that public opinion on the issue of abortion has dramatically shifted toward life.
"The Polling Company conducted its poll on May 17-18 and found that:
82% of American do not want a justice that would support late-term or partial-birth abortions.
· 75% do not want a justice that supports the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA).
· 71% would not support a justice that favored tax-payer funding of abortions.
· 70% would oppose a justice who "believes that the courts, and not the voters or elected officials, should make policies on abortion in the United States." (Sotomayor's position)
· 69% are against having a justice that opposes the enforcement of parental consent or parental notifications laws before minors obtain abortions.
A Rasmussen Report released on May 5 showed that an overwhelming 58% of Americans believe that abortion is morally wrong most of the time, compared with 25% that did not think abortion was morally wrong. Over half, 52%, think that abortions are too easy to get while only 13% think otherwise.
An earlier Pew Poll, taken from March 31 through April 21, indicated that 46% of Americans think abortion should be legal in most cases or all cases and 44% of Americans think that abortion should be illegal in most or all cases, figures that are within the margin of error, indicating a virtual dead heat. This is a stunning 10% change from just last August when 54% of Americans said that abortion should be legal in most cases.
A Fox News Poll taken May 12-13 shows that 49% of Americans say they are pro-life while just 43% say they are "pro-choice." The Fox Poll evaluated the abortion views of political parties, showing that 69% of Republicans are pro-life while only 27% of Republicans identify themselves as "pro-choice. The Democratic Party is mostly pro-abortion, with 57% saying they support abortion while 34% say they are pro-life."
Perhaps the most revealing is the poll taken at the request of Americans United for Life. It showed that 55% of Americans took a pro-life position on abortion while only 41% took what could be considered as "pro-choice" positions.
The AUL Poll went on to show that only 8% agree with 2nd trimester abortions and only 7% agree with 3rd trimester abortions. These unpopular late-term abortions are supported by Obama and his Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
That means that only 7% of the people - the most hard core radical fringe of the abortion movement - agree with Obama and his administration on abortion.
For the pro-life side, 26% agree with the staunchest of pro-life positions. Ten percent agree that all abortions should be banned and 16% agreed that abortion should only be to save the life of the mother.
However, for the pro-abortionists only 15% support their most radical positions.
"This data is convincing evidence that the pro-life movement is doing more than converting the 'mushy middle.' The hard-core believers in abortion are dwindling, too," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "Debates of Obama's abortion policies in the public forum and controversies surrounding those debates have helped make the American people more aware of Obama's radical abortion views."
Obama's removal of the Mexico City policy and the releasing federal tax money for unethical live human embryonic experimentation sparked public debate. Outcry against Obama's nomination of radical abortion supporter Kathleen Sebelius to the HHS post burgeoned when her connections to late-term abortionist George Tiller became public. The protests over Obama's invitation to Notre Dame kept his radical abortion agenda in the spotlight. All of these controversies have served to showcase Obama's extremism on abortion.
"When abortion is debated, we win, and the polls are reflecting that," said Newman. "With those growing numbers should come additional strength to change the policies in our nation that prop up a failing and increasingly detested abortion industry."
