Majority of Americans Believe Abortion Should Be Illegal in Most or All Cases: Gallup

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This week pollsters at Gallup published yet more evidence that Americans do not support abortion on demand.

Recently we wrote about a Gallup survey that found Americans are split on the morality of abortion.

Gallup reported 47% of Americans surveyed believe abortion is morally wrong while 44% believe it is morally acceptable.

This week Gallup released a second set of survey results showing most Americans (55%) believe abortion should be either completely illegal or legal only in a few circumstances.

According to the poll, 20% of Americans believe abortion ought to be completely illegal, and 35% say it ought to be legal only in a few circumstances.

The poll also found nearly half of all Americans (46%) consider themselves pro-life.

Public opinion polling has shown over and over again for many years that Americans do not support abortion on demand.

A recent poll by CBS News found most Americans believe abortion ought to be either completely illegal or legal under fewer circumstances than it currently is.

Time and again surveys have found Americans oppose abortion on demand —  particularly in Arkansas.

These findings just go to show that slowly but surely we are winning the fight to protect innocent human life.

Read Gallup’s full list of survey questions and responses here.

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U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Abortion Safety Law

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Monday, June 29, 2020

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.

Family Council President Jerry Cox released a statement, saying, “This bad ruling is a detriment to the health and safety of women. Louisiana’s law is designed to protect women from unsafe abortion practices. We know abortion carries a lot of risks and consequences, and requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a local hospital to help minimize those risks just makes sense.”

Cox said Arkansas has legislation similar to Louisiana’s, but there are a few key differences between the two laws. “Arkansas passed a law requiring abortion facilities that offer chemical abortion drugs like RU-486 to have an agreement with a doctor who has hospital admitting privileges. The law doesn’t apply to surgical abortions, and it isn’t as restrictive as Louisiana’s law. At this point, we don’t know how today’s ruling impacts Arkansas’ law.”

Cox said Family Council will continue fighting against abortion in Arkansas. “Arkansas is still winning the fight against abortion and ranks as the second most pro-life state in the nation. This isn’t the victory that a lot of pro-life groups had hoped for, but it won’t stop us from fighting for the lives of unborn children.”

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