Gallup poll
"Pro-Life:" Not What You Think It Means
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
May 25, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
Anti-choice organizations may guilt people into adopting a feel-good term like “pro-life,” but they haven’t succeeded in getting Americans to support their broader agenda.
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Seeing Red is Not Always What You Think
by Sarah Stoesz, Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
June 16, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
Fighting two attempts to ban abortion in South Dakota taught us that the more we engage in discussion about the issues that affect the health and safety of women, the more people understand and honor the complexity of the abortion issue.
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The Ballot Box: The Poll That Matters Most
by Celinda Lake, Lake Research Partners
May 29, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
Labels of pro-choice and pro-life do not mean much without the context of textured layers of values and empathy. In fact, in the Gallup poll a majority of people say they are pro-life and they believe abortion should be legal.
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