Title: Abortion Poll: Majority Wants To Keep Abortion Legal, But With Restrictions : NPR
Headings: Poll: Majority Want To Keep Abortion Legal, But They Also Want Restrictions
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Poll: Majority Want To Keep Abortion Legal, But They Also Want Restrictions
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The percentage self-identifying as "pro-choice" is an increase since a Marist Poll in February, when the two sides split with 47% each. The pollsters attribute that shift to efforts in various states to severely restrict abortion. "The public is very reactive to the arguments being put forth by the more committed advocates on both sides of the issue," Carvalho said, adding, "The danger for Republicans is that when you look at independents, independents are moving more toward Democrats on this issue. ... When the debate starts overstepping what public opinion believes to be common sense, we've seen independents moving in Democrats' corner." Law
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In the case of self-identification, 60% of independents identified as "pro-choice." Asked which party would do a better job of dealing with the issue of abortion, a plurality of Americans overall chose Democrats (47%) over Republicans (34%). Independents chose Democrats on the question of which party would do a better job by an 11-point margin (43% to 32%). marist-pro-life-pro-choice-20190606
With respect to the abortion issue, do you consider yourself “pro-life” or “pro-choice”? “Pro-life”
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