Majority of Americans, And Nearly 6 in 10 Young Adults, View Abortion as Morally Wrong
By Anonymous — Friday, January 22nd, 2010
56% of all Americans and 58% of those 18-29 years old say abortion ‘morally wrong’ 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... http://kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/polls/index.html |