A narrow majority of Americans consider abortion “morally unacceptable,” a new Gallup Poll has found. (The highest proportion of disapproval for abortion that Gallup has measured is 56%, recorded in 2009.) Approval of sexual relations between an unmarried man and woman edged up two points to 71%, and support for artificial contraception is at 92%.
Mixed (but mostly bad) news on life issues
A narrow majority of Americans consider abortion “morally unacceptable,” a new Gallup Poll has found. (The highest proportion of disapproval for abortion that Gallup has measured is 56%, recorded in 2009.) Approval of sexual relations between an unmarried man and woman edged up two points to 71%, and support for artificial contraception is at 92%.
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