A majority of American voters identify as pro-choice, but two-thirds of voters do not support allowing abortions past 12 weeks of pregnancy.
A newly released poll from Rasmussen Reports found, "53% of Likely U.S. Voters generally consider themselves to be pro-choice on the issue of abortion. Thirty-seven percent (37%) are generally pro-life, while another 10% are not sure."
Additionally, 66 percent of respondents said they are opposed to abortion being legal beyond 12 weeks.
The Western Journal reports, "These latest numbers are largely similar to polling results from the last 20 years, which show anywhere from 55 to 71 percent of Americans opposing second-trimester abortions and 70 to 86 percent opposing third-trimester abortions."
Mary Szoch, director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council, told the Washington Stand that Republicans should stand firm on abortion and amplify the Democratic Party's extreme views on abortion without restrictions.
“The tragedy of only 66% of voters opposing late-term abortion points to the prevalence of the culture of death,” she told TWS. “It demonstrates that our culture has become one that values people based on what they can do or accomplish as opposed to the fact that each person is a son or daughter of God. We have a lot of work to do building a culture of life.”
Szoch continued, “That said — 66% of voters is a majority of Americans who agree that killing an unborn child after viability is a grave evil. Political candidates should recognize that speaking the truth about the Democratic Party’s views on life — their desire for abortion through (and even infanticide after) birth — is out of step with the American people.”
Director of FRC Action Matt Carpenter also noted the discrepancy between the Democrat policies and public opinion on abortion.
“Across the nation, pro-abortion groups are pushing for ballot measures which would amend state constitutions to allow abortion through all stages of pregnancy, on the taxpayer dime,” Carpenter told TWS. “Liberal dark money groups are pouring campaign cash into these efforts, and Democrat political operatives are licking their chops at the thought of a super-charged pro-abortion turnout at the polls. Forgetting for a moment that poll after poll shows voters are concerned mostly about the cost-of-living crisis, rising crime, and the daily invasion at the southern border, the reality is voters are not supportive of second and third trimester abortions.”
