Eye-Opening Gallup Poll Shows How Americans Really Feel about Abortion

Lindsay Elizabeth : Jun 13, 2018
Faithwire.com

"We thank all pro-life lawmakers in Louisiana—especially pro-life Democrats like Governor Edwards and State Senator [John] Milkovich (D) for passing this legislation. They followed through on their pro-life principles and united across party lines to protect unborn children." -Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List

[Faithwire.com] Watching cable news and reading social media can often leave one with the impression that Americans are overwhelmingly in favor of abortion. A new Gallup poll suggests there's more than meets the eye. (Image: via Wikispaces)

According to new Gallup polls this week, more than half of all Americans believe that abortion should be illegal in all or most situations.

From May 1-10 Gallup ran their annual Values and Beliefs poll, where they found that a majority of Americans believed that pornography and polygamy are morally right, but surprisingly a majority stated that they believe abortion is morally wrong.

Abortion has been a hot-button topic for decades and remains to be one of the biggest single issues that Americans vote on. Just recently, Iowa passed a new law that makes it illegal to have an abortion once a doctor can detect a heartbeat, which happens early on in a pregnancy.

Unfortunately, the law is on hold, due to a legal challenge. Arkansas also recently implemented a ban on abortion pills, which was held up by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Gallup poll detailed that 53% of Americans believe abortion should be illegal in all or most situations, while a much lesser amount, only 43%, believe abortion should be legal in all or most situations.

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