Washington D.C., Jan 20, 2016 / 00:57 am
Beneath the pro-life/pro-choice divide in the U.S., there is a significant consensus favoring abortion restrictions, according to a new Marist poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus.
"Although the issue is often a very polarizing issue politically, what we found is that it is not a polarized issue," Barbara Carvalho, director of the Marist Poll, said at the National Press Club on Jan. 19, announcing the poll results.
"The debate is too often reduced to the percentage who identify with the labels 'pro-life' or 'pro-choice'," said Patrick Kelly of the Knights of Columbus and executive director of the St. John Paul II National Shrine.
"What we have found each year is that the split over the labels masks a very real consensus, a consensus of Americans who favor substantial restrictions on abortion. A consensus who sees abortion as morally wrong and ultimately harmful to women," he added.