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Pro-Choicers for…Life?

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For the abortion movement, a new poll shows that there may not be strength in numbers. Despite the majority of people (50%) identifying themselves as “pro-choice,” a survey by the Marist College Institute of Public Opinion found that most Americans oppose the majority of abortions. A whopping 84% of both pro-life and pro-abortion respondents say “abortion should be significantly restricted.” Seventy-one percent say they would vote for a candidate who believes that life begins at conception and another 77% think that parents should be notified when a minor wants an abortion.

This survey means that 28% of Americans who have labeled themselves “pro-choice” are actually taking a pro-life position on all but two percent of abortions. In other words, Congress’s majority is incredibly out-of-step with voters. Even pro-choicers support much stronger restrictions on abortion than the law allows. It’s time for our leaders to abandon their radical agendas and start aligning themselves with the pro-life positions of mainstream America.

Tony Perkins heads the Family Research Council. This article is excerpted from the Washington Update that he compiles for the FRC.

Tony Perkins
Tony Perkins heads the Family Research Council. This article is excerpted from the Washington Update that he compiles for the FRC.

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