by Jonathon Van Maren, LifeSite
A poll released by The Associated Press and the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) on July 24 contains some very positive data for pro-lifers.
The mainstream coverage of the latest post-Roe poll predictably focuses on the fact that a majority of Americans support legal abortion in some or all circumstances. But the new poll also indicates that the percentage of people who believe abortion should be illegal in “most circumstances” or “all circumstances” increased by seven percentage points.
As pro-life statistician Dr. Michael New pointed out: “This is the highest level of pro-life sentiment since the Dobbs leak in May 2022. Other survey questions also indicate increasing public opposition to abortion.”
New noted that there are other indications of the solidity of American pro-life sentiment in the new data set as well.
“The survey asked respondents about whether ‘your state should allow someone to obtain a legal abortion’ in each of four different circumstances,” New wrote in National Review Online.
“For each circumstance, support for legal abortion fell during the past year,” New continued.
“Notably, the percentage of people who supported legal abortion if the woman ‘does not want to be pregnant for any reason’ fell by five percentage points. Considering the media’s consistently negative coverage of pro-life laws, this gain in pro-life sentiment is welcome news.”