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Originally Posted by dc_dux
I dont know any candidates who have campaigned as "pro-abortion"...and there is absolutely no evidence that candidates who campaign as "pro-choice" typically lose.
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It's going to take me some time to find the exact statistic, but
this should suffice in the meantime.
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A NARAL summary paper, "2003 Congressional Record on Choice," reports that "only 138 of 435 members of the House of Representatives are fully pro-choice. Pro-choice senators number only 33 of 100. Since anti-choice forces gained control of the House and Senate in 1994, Congress has cast 166 votes on reproductive rights and health-related issues; pro-choice members lost all but 32 of those votes."
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In politics, being openly pro-choice is, for all intents and purposes, a pretty good way to ensure a loss.
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America is still "pro-choice" by a small margin, but it varies by state.
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It's important to note that the manner under which America is "pro-choice" is
highly conditional.
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36% of Americans say abortion should be legal in most or all circumstances.
40% believe it should be available in a few circumstances (Rape, incest, imminent danger to the mothers life).
22% say abortion should never be legal.
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In other words, 76% of Americans agree with some form of abortion, but only 36% of Americans agree with unrestricted abortions (Though it's important to note that the overwhelming majority of abortions simply don't occur due to rape, incest or even because of health risks). Few people want to overturn Roe vs. Wade, but they do want to see some serious revisions to it (Of course, most Americans don't realize that overturning Roe vs. Wade wouldn't make abortion illegal, it would simply put decisions on whether or not to conduct abortions in the hands of the state). Oh,
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According to a Public Agenda survey, Americans—both men and women—are divided between pro-choice and pro-life, but lean slightly toward the view that abortion is morally wrong.
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Just saying.