Abortion isn't the winner it once was. The pro abortion crowd is now down to 41% to 48% at its most optimistic. The abortionists think they can make up for their lack of support by being really loud. The abortionists are losing key demographics, women and young adults. They might deny it, but younger American reject abortion much more than their parents do.
Wednesday’s news that Gallup is now recording the lowest level of self-described pro-choicers in its history of tracking the abortion issue is no doubt an unwelcome hiccup in their vision for America.
The survey found:
The 41 percent of Americans who now identify themselves as “pro-choice” is down from 47 percent last July and is one percentage point below the previous record low in Gallup trends, recorded in May 2009. Fifty percent now call themselves “pro-life,” one point shy of the record high.
The polling shows that rather than embracing abortion with increasing gusto, Americans--especially young Americans--are rejecting it with increasing disgust, and not just for religious reasons.
Why Americans are becoming more pro-life - Guest Voices - The Washington Post
During last week’s controversy over Texas Senate Bill 5, National Journal released a poll which found that by a 48-44 margin, Americans favor banning abortion after 20 weeks of gestation. The survey results were not particularly surprising. A substantial body of polling data indicates that Americans are more likely to support, rather than oppose, incremental pro-life legislation. However, what is more interesting is the demographic breakdown. The results of the National Journal poll indicate that 50 percent of women support the 20-week abortion ban. Similarly, individuals under 30 supported the ban by a 52-39 margin. Unfortunately, the media typically gives little attention to the demographic breakdown of abortion surveys. After all, they do not want to disrupt their narrative that young people and women support legal abortion.
Historically, young adults have been less likely to describe themselves as “pro-life” than older Americans. In fact, during the 1970s these disparities caused some political analysts to wonder about the long-term viability of the pro-life movement. However, this National Journal poll adds to a nice body of survey data which find that young people are actually more likely than older Americans to support incremental pro-life laws. Within the past year, polls have shown that people under 30 are actually more likely than other age demographics to support late-term abortion bans, parental involvement laws, and waiting periods. Furthermore, since 2000 the General Social Survey (GSS) has consistently found that young adults are more comfortable restricting abortion in certain circumstances than are older Americans.
Women and Young Adults More Likely to Support 20 Week Abortion Ban | National Review Online
The left is losing the abortion debate. They can still pay protesters to show up, but their popular support is on the wane.