Would most Americans like to move on from abortion?

“Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new Quinnipiac University poll (January 10, 2010) finds 67 percent of Americans oppose funding abortions with government funds under the government-run health care bill pending in Congress. This is the latest of several recent polls all showing a majority of Americans oppose tax-funded abortions.

The new survey asked: "Do you support or oppose allowing abortions to be paid for by public funds under a health care reform bill?"

Some 67 percent of respondents said no while just 27 percent sided with President Barack Obama and pro-abortion groups favoring abortion funding.

Republicans were opposed to funding on a 87-10 percent margin as were independent voters on a 67-26 percent margin. Democrats were split 47-47 percent on abortion funding in the health care reform legislation.

Quinnipiac found men and women about even on the question of opposing abortion funding with men opposing it 65-29 and women oppose it 68-26 percent.

White Americans opposed abortion funding on a 70-24 percent margin, while blacks oppose it 52-41 percent. Older and middle-aged voters were opposed on about the same margins while younger voters under 30 opposed it but by a slightly smaller percentage.

Upper income Americans were less opposed to abortion funding than lower income and middle income Americans. Conservatives and moderates opposed abortion funding at higher rates than liberals and evangelicals and Protestants were more opposed to funding than Catholics.

Even those who said they favor keeping all or most abortions legal opposed abortion funding by a 49-45 percentage point margin.

The results run similar to the December 22 Quinnipiac poll, which found Americans opposed abortion funding at a 72-23 percentage point clip. http://www.lifenews.com/nat5804.html

Prior surveys also show Americans oppose abortion funding in health care.”

“Most Americans support Kagan's nomination to Supreme Court, poll finds

By Jon Cohen

Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 11, 2010; 6:55 AM

Nearly six in 10 Americans say the Senate should vote to confirm U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, but most also want her to answer questions about how she would have decided past cases and to reveal her stand on legal abortion.”