If things keep going as they seem to be, I can see the Supreme Court eventually overturning Roe vs. Wade and Planned Parenthood vs. Casey -they will have more support to draw upon for their decision:
Poll: Abortion-rights support shrinkingBy MICHAEL FALCONE
| 10/1/09 5:01 PM EDTThe proportion of Americans who support abortion rights is shrinking, according to a new poll released Thursday.
A poll by the Pew Research Center found that 47 percent of Americans said abortion should be legal in all or most cases — a 7-point drop from a survey conducted by the organization one year ago. An additional 45 percent said abortion should be illegal — up 4 points from last year.
The survey also found that 41 percent of Americans said they favor making it more difficult to have an abortion and 59 percent said it would be good to reduce the number of abortions — both measures are up 6 points from last year.
The Pew findings largely track with a
Gallup survey from May showing that a majority of Americans now call themselves “pro-life.” While the number of pro-life Americans rose to 51 percent in 2009 — a 7-point spike from the year before — those who said they were “pro-choice” slipped from 50 percent to 42 percent during the same period, the Gallup survey found.
According to Pew pollsters, no single factor explains the recent change in public opinion, but they said the election of President Barack Obama, a supporter of abortion rights, was likely a driving force.
