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In a 2009 Gallup Poll, a majority of U.S. adults (51%) called themselves "pro-life" on the issue of abortion—for the first time since Gallup began asking the question in 1995—while 42% identified themselves as "pro-choice", [80] although pro-choice groups noted that acceptance of the "pro-life" label did not in all cases indicate opposition ...
A survey in 2008 showed that less than one third (29%) of Catholic voters in the U.S. stated that they choose their candidate based solely on the candidate's position on abortion; most of these vote for anti-abortion candidates. 44% believe a "good Catholic" cannot vote for a pro-abortion rights politician, while 53% believe one can. [42]
Fr. Cornell had a very pro-life record in congress, opposing abortion in all stages and situations, with strong support for the Hyde Amendment. [11] He was the second (after Father Robert Drinan) of only two Roman Catholic priests to serve as a voting representative in the United States Congress. [12]
Since the second Catholic president took office, over 400 Catholic churches in the U.S. have been attacked in some way: ransacked, desecrated, graffitied with death threats, invaded during Mass ...
Since the Catholic Church views abortion as gravely wrong, it considers it a duty to reduce its acceptance by the public and in civil legislation.While it considers that Catholics should not favour abortion in any field, it recognises that Catholics may accept compromises that, while permitting abortions, lessen their incidence by, for instance, restricting some forms or enacting remedies ...
Wade and use the term "pro-life" as opposed to "pro-choice". [12] These beliefs are based on the belief of "fetal personhood". [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Personhood arguments focus on giving a fetus the status of a person which then entitles them to the right to life . [ 15 ]
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Anti-abortion movements, also self-styled as pro-life movements, are involved in the abortion debate advocating against the practice of abortion and its legality. Many anti-abortion movements began as countermovements in response to the legalization of elective abortions .