Late last year, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican, introduced legislation that would create a federal ban on abortions at 15 weeks. This came months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and sent the issue of abortion back to the states. From that point on, several states outlawed abortion to protect unborn life.
New polling conducted by the Tarrance Group for Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America found that 77 percent of voters agree with at least “some limits” on abortion by 15 weeks gestation.
In the findings, only 15 percent of respondents said they believe abortion should be allowed throughout pregnancy without limitations. Seventy percent of voters support parental notification, requiring that a parent be notified when a minor is seeking an abortion. This figure included the majority of self-described “pro-choice” voters and majorities in all political parties.
A majority of Americans, 76 percent, said they support pro-life pregnancy resource centers that do not provide abortions. Fifty-nine percent said they would support Congressional legislation that would prohibit abortions at 15 weeks when the unborn child can feel pain. Fifty-two percent said they also support Congressional legislation permanently banning tax dollars from being used for abortions.
Sixty-four percent of voters said they would oppose Congressional legislation that would mandate allowing “abortion on demand” through nine months of pregnancy. The poll of 1,000 voters nationwide has a ±3.1% margin of error.
“When it comes to protecting life and supporting women, Americans agree far more than the media will report. We believe the science that shows babies in the womb have a beating heart at six weeks, can suck their thumb as early as 10 weeks and feel pain at least by 15 weeks. We believe parents have a right to know if their daughters are considering abortion. And we believe women deserve all the compassion, support and resources the pro-life safety net provides to genuinely empower them – not to be sold an abortion and sent off to figure out how to cope on their own,” SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser said of the poll results.
“A year after Dobbs, nearly half the country has laws reflecting the will of the people. Americans strongly agree Congress also has a role to play in protecting babies from brutal late-term abortions when they can feel pain. We reject the Democrats’ radical agenda of tax-funded abortion on demand until birth. Life is winning across America and that’s worth celebrating,” she added.
Last week, Townhall reported how a separate Gallup poll showed that the majority of Americans oppose abortions later in pregnancy.
