CBS News Poll. Jan. 5-8, 2006. N=1,151 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
"What is your personal feeling about abortion? (1) It should be permitted in all cases. (2) It should be permitted, but subject to greater restrictions than it is now. (3) It should be permitted only in cases such as rape, incest and to save the woman's life. OR, (4) It should only be permitted to save the woman's life."
Abortion should be permitted...
Never (Vol) 5
Woman's Life 17
Rape, incest, Woman's Life 33
Greater Restrictions than now 15
All cases 27
That's 55% for no abortion outside rape, incest, and womans life, and 70% wanting more restrictions on abortion. This is why the Democrats are losing on this issue.
Lets look at other polls shall we :
Gallup Jan 9- Jan 12
"Would you like to see abortion laws in this country made more strict, less strict, or remain as they are?"
More Strict 38% Same 39% less Strict 20%
Total Less Strict or same 59%
Total More Strict 38%
Gallup Jan 6 to Jan 8th
"With respect to the abortion issue, would you consider yourself to be pro-choice or pro-life?
Pro-Choice 53%
Pro-Life 42%
ABC News/WP Dec 15-18
"Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases, or illegal in all cases?"
Legal All cases 17%
Legal Most cases 40%
Illegal Most cases 27%
Illegal All Cases 13%
Total Legal All or Most Cases 57%
Total Illegal All or Most cases 40%
NBC/ WSJ Dec 9-12
"The Supreme Court's 1973 Roe versus Wade decision established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, at least in the first three months of pregnancy. Would you like to see the Supreme Court completely overturn its Roe versus Wade decision, or not?"
Overturn 30%
Not Overturn 66%
