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.
