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<H1>Majority of Americans, and Nearly 6 in 10 Young Adults, View Abortion as
Morally Wrong</H1>
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<P><I>Poll finds 56% of all Americans and 58% of those 18-29 years old say
abortion 'morally wrong'</I></P>
<P><SPAN class=xn-location>NEW HAVEN, Conn.</SPAN>, <SPAN class=xn-chron>Jan.
21</SPAN> /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the eve of the 37th anniversary of the
Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion throughout
<SPAN class=xn-location>the United States</SPAN>, a new survey shows a strong
majority of Americans believe abortion to be "morally wrong."</P>
<P>"Millennials" (those 18-29) consider abortion to be "morally wrong" even more
(58%) than Baby Boomers (those 45-64) (51%). Generation X (those 30-44) are
similar to Millennials (60% see abortion as "morally wrong"). More than 6 in 10
of the Greatest Generation (those 65+) feel the same.</P>
<P>The most recent Knights of Columbus – Marist survey – conducted in late
December and early January – is the latest in a series of such surveys
commissioned by the Knights of Columbus and conducted by Marist Institute for
Public Opinion. In October of 2008 and July of 2009, the survey has</P>
<P>been tracking an increasing trend toward the pro-life position – a trend
confirmed by Gallup and Pew surveys in mid-2009. K of C – Marist surveys are
available online at <A href="http://www.kofc.org/moralcompass"
target=_blank>www.kofc.org/moralcompass</A>. </P>
<P>"Americans of all ages – and younger people in even greater numbers than
their parents – see abortion as something morally wrong," said Supreme Knight
Carl Anderson. "America has turned a corner and is embracing life – and in doing
so is embracing a future they – and all of us – can be proud of."</P>
<P>He added: "Advances in technology show clearly – and ever more clearly – that
an unborn child is completely a human being. That, coupled with the large number
of Americans who know one of the many people who has been negatively affected by
abortion are certainly two of the reasons that Americans are increasingly
uncomfortable with Roe v. Wade's legacy of abortion, and with abortion
generally. The majority of Americans now understand that abortion has
consequences, and that those consequences are not good."</P>
<P>The question on abortion was part of a larger survey, which will be released
in the next several days.</P>
<P>This report presents the findings from a survey of 2,243 Americans --
including an oversample of 1,006 Millennials. Reports for Americans have a
margin of error of +/-2% and for Millennials it is +/-3%. Data were collected
from <SPAN class=xn-chron>December 23, 2009</SPAN> through <SPAN
class=xn-chron>January 4, 2010</SPAN> using an online, probability-based panel
from Knowledge Networks, Inc. Additional information is available at <A
href="http://www.kofc.org/" target=_blank>www.kofc.org</A>. Data on the polls
commissioned by the Knights of Columbus are available at <A
href="http://www.kofc.org/moralcompass"
target=_blank>www.kofc.org/moralcompass</A>. </P>
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