[Apologetics] Majority of Americans, and Nearly 6 in 10 Young Adults, View Abortion as Morally Wrong

[Art Kelly]

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-6-in-10-young-adults-view-abortion-as-morally-wrong-82304862.html

Majority of Americans, and Nearly 6 in 10 Young Adults, View Abortion as
Morally Wrong


Poll finds 56% of all Americans and 58% of those 18-29 years old say
abortion 'morally wrong'

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the eve of the
37th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, which
legalized abortion throughout the United States, a new survey shows a
strong majority of Americans believe abortion to be "morally wrong."

"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.

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

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 www.kofc.org/moralcompass. 

"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."

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."

The question on abortion was part of a larger survey, which will be
released in the next several days.

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 December 23, 2009 through January 4, 2010 using an
online, probability-based panel from Knowledge Networks, Inc. Additional
information is available at www.kofc.org <http://www.kofc.org/> . Data
on the polls commissioned by the Knights of Columbus are available at
www.kofc.org/moralcompass. 

SOURCE Knights of Columbus

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