Support for abortion has diminished under the Obama administration, which is ironically pro-abortion. Human life is precious. Abortion destroys that on so many levels, decreasing the population as well.
Support for abortion rights has fallen, poll indicates
Posted Thursday, Oct. 01, 2009 - The percentage of Americans who support abortion rights has slipped since last year, and opinion on the issue is now evenly divided, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
That’s a change from 2007 and 2008, when supporters of legal abortion "clearly outnumbered" opponents, according to a Pew news release. Four in 10 Americans now say they favor making it more difficult to obtain an abortion, up 6 percentage points from 35 percent in 2007.
Fifty percent oppose making it harder, down 6 points from the earlier survey.
The percentage of those who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases rose 4 percentage points since last year to 45 percent.
Those who say it should be legal declined 7 points to 47 percent.
The shift is largely along partisan lines, the poll found. Among Republicans, there’s been a 7-point decline in support for abortion rights and a 6-point increase in opposition...
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