Time did an interesting article on this study. For the most part, they agree that there is a noticeable shift in public opinion. They point out to important things.
First, the "pro-life/choice" tags don't really say a whole lot about where public opinion really sits. Why? Because within those two labels there is a wide range of varying opinions on what it means to be one or the other. Combine that with the influences which push us to self-define as one or the other and you've got yourself a fairly mixed bag of data.
The other interesting fact is, while a slim majority of Americans identify themselves as "pro-life", an overwhelming majority feel that abortion should be legal in [at least] some capacity.
None of this is necessarily the fault of the pollster and it doesn't negate an obvious shift in how people identify themselves. However, it does point out that there are glaring differences within the groups who we like to paint with a fairly broad stroke...usually for our own purposes.
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Time did an interesting article on this study. For the most part, they agree that there is a noticeable shift in public opinion. They point out to important things.
First, the "pro-life/choice" tags don't really say a whole lot about where public opinion really sits. Why? Because within those two labels there is a wide range of varying opinions on what it means to be one or the other. Combine that with the influences which push us to self-define as one or the other and you've got yourself a fairly mixed bag of data.
The other interesting fact is, while a slim majority of Americans identify themselves as "pro-life", an overwhelming majority feel that abortion should be legal in [at least] some capacity.
None of this is necessarily the fault of the pollster and it doesn't negate an obvious shift in how people identify themselves. However, it does point out that there are glaring differences within the groups who we like to paint with a fairly broad stroke...usually for our own purposes.
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