* 13% of America feels that abortion should be legal only to save the life of a mother.
* 21% of America feels that abortion should be legal in case of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother.
* 26% of America feels that abortion should be legal for any reason but not after the first three months or first trimester.
* 8% of America feels that abortion should be legal for the first six months
* 8% of America feels that abortion should be legal for any reason during a woman’s pregnancy.
Conway believes pro-life strategists must "cut through the feel-good phraseology…" employed by pro-abortion advocates. By preventing people from taking a comfortable seat in the innocuous sounding "pro-choice" camp, Conway suggests that the American public will begin to understand what is really at issue.
The Battle is Far From Over
Could pro-abortion forces really be on the run? The pro-abortion movement may even be losing the support of its stronghold: feminists. The organization, Feminists for Life, has attracted as their honorary chairwoman Emmy Award winning actress Patricia Heaton, from the television show "Everybody Loves Raymond." With the tagline "Refuse to Choose," the organization seeks to, "Oppose all forms of violence, including abortion, infanticide … as they are inconsistent with the core feminist principles of justice, nonviolence, and nondiscrimination."
"Thirty years after Roe is a time to rededicate ourselves to the greatest mission of all, which is respect for innocent human life," says William Saunders, Director of Family Research Council’s new Center for Human Life and Bioethics. And while 30 years of killing innocent children is shameful legacy for American culture to bear, those who fight the encroaching culture of death have every reason to see some light at the end of the tunnel.
- Stephen and Candice McGarvey are freelance writers living in Northern Virginia.
Read part one in this series here.
