New Abortion Poll

The Susan B. Anthony List has released the results of a recent poll on abortion.

The poll found the majority of those polled (54%) were more likely to pick a prolife option to describe their position on abortion. The six options were 1. abortion prohibited in all circumstances (16%), 2. abortion should be legal only to save the life of the mother (16%), 3. abortion should only be legal in cases of rape and incest and to save the life of the mother (22%), 4. abortion should be legal for any reason but not after the first trimester (21%), 5. abortion should be legal for any reason but not after the second trimester (8%), 6. and abortions should be allowed for any time during a woman's pregnancy and for any reason (12%). Another 6% didn't know or refused to answer.

The poll also shows that the majority of Americans aren't familiar with what happened in Roe v. Wade yet 65% thought they were familiar with it.

HT: Ramesh Ponnuru