For The First Time Since 1995 Majority Of Americans Describing Themselves As “Pro-Life”
Which is hardly in line with the idea that America is moving toward the left.
A new Gallup Poll, conducted May 7-10, finds 51% of Americans calling themselves “pro-life” on the issue of abortion and 42% “pro-choice.” This is the first time a majority of U.S. adults have identified themselves as pro-life since Gallup began asking this question in 1995.
Paul Ibrahim notes that this trend is actually being driven not by the religious, but by the number of non-religions Americans who are moving to the pro-life side of the debate:
Contrary to the usual media story, pro-life support is not exclusive to Christians - support for the pro-life position has risen to 31% among non-Christians from 20% two years ago
We’re moving in the right direction on this issue. Obama may want to weigh this when considering who to put on the Supreme Court next. I don’t think there’s any doubt that whoever he picks will be pro-choice and pro-Roe vs. Wade, but that could make him unpopular with a public that is already becoming more and more suspicious of him.
