Comments on: Still Moving Pro-Life http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/05/15/still-moving-pro-life/ Arizona Politics, News, Commentary and Information with a Blatantly Conservative Worldview Presented by an Alliance of Writers, Activists, Consultants and Government Insiders. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:44:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/05/15/still-moving-pro-life/comment-page-1/#comment-168794 Tim Sun, 17 May 2009 12:32:53 +0000 http://sonoranalliance.com/?p=4262#comment-168794 I think the idea that most women who get abortions treat the situation like a typical clinical medical procedure is bunk. It's a heavy decision, for a lack of better words and that's why a lot of people wouldn't get one themselves, but damn sure don't want it criminalized or banned. I think the idea that most women who get abortions treat the situation like a typical clinical medical procedure is bunk. It’s a heavy decision, for a lack of better words and that’s why a lot of people wouldn’t get one themselves, but damn sure don’t want it criminalized or banned.

]]> By: JR Snyder Jr http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/05/15/still-moving-pro-life/comment-page-1/#comment-168597 JR Snyder Jr Sat, 16 May 2009 07:48:58 +0000 http://sonoranalliance.com/?p=4262#comment-168597 I still reserve a healthy distrust of statistics and polls, including this one, but I'd agree time is on the side of pro-life (although it may not be all they want). Women I've been around, who would otherwise might be considered "liberal" on "women's issues," have not felt comfortable with abortion on demand for quite a while now. Interesting, as people get to know more about the actual process of carrying a child through science and technology, the more re-attached they finally become to the human process. The dehumanizing of abortion down to a clinic medical procedure could only be stuffed away from consciences for so long. I still reserve a healthy distrust of statistics and polls, including this one, but I’d agree time is on the side of pro-life (although it may not be all they want). Women I’ve been around, who would otherwise might be considered “liberal” on “women’s issues,” have not felt comfortable with abortion on demand for quite a while now.

Interesting, as people get to know more about the actual process of carrying a child through science and technology, the more re-attached they finally become to the human process. The dehumanizing of abortion down to a clinic medical procedure could only be stuffed away from consciences for so long.

]]> By: Tim http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/05/15/still-moving-pro-life/comment-page-1/#comment-168559 Tim Sat, 16 May 2009 02:09:52 +0000 http://sonoranalliance.com/?p=4262#comment-168559 "Pro-life versus pro-choice" is a horrible polling question. There's a middle ground to abortion, where most Americans are. The Gallup poll found that in it's second question, wherein 53% of Americans think abortion should be legal in some cases. The other two choices to that question were illegal in all cases or legal in all cases. Those two categories were just about split evenly. These numbers have been relatively static: http://www.gallup.com/poll/118399/More-Americans-Pro-Life-Than-Pro-Choice-First-Time.aspx (look at the second graph) The only thing that has changed is the perception of what "pro-life" and "pro-choice" mean. “Pro-life versus pro-choice” is a horrible polling question. There’s a middle ground to abortion, where most Americans are. The Gallup poll found that in it’s second question, wherein 53% of Americans think abortion should be legal in some cases. The other two choices to that question were illegal in all cases or legal in all cases. Those two categories were just about split evenly.

These numbers have been relatively static: http://www.gallup.com/poll/118399/More-Americans-Pro-Life-Than-Pro-Choice-First-Time.aspx (look at the second graph)

The only thing that has changed is the perception of what “pro-life” and “pro-choice” mean.

]]> By: Poison http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/05/15/still-moving-pro-life/comment-page-1/#comment-168547 Poison Fri, 15 May 2009 23:50:05 +0000 http://sonoranalliance.com/?p=4262#comment-168547 It would be interesting to see if the poll asks pro-life converts why they are now pro life. I'm guessing that not many people would admit to being convinced by the "pro life movement." Conservatism in general has fallen flat because of the lack of good articulate spokespeople on a national level, but luckily, on this one issue we now have an "unfair advantage"...ultrasound. Anyone who has seen one in the last 5-10 years can tell you how awesome of an experience it is. Being able to count your unborn child's fingers after only a few weeks really helps you understand what is at stake. Seeing him or her smile doesn't hurt either! As the technology improves even more, I would expect this trend to continue. As for attrition, I agree that this will work in our favor, but I find it hard to believe that it has made a large difference in 12 short years. It would be interesting to see if the poll asks pro-life converts why they are now pro life. I’m guessing that not many people would admit to being convinced by the “pro life movement.” Conservatism in general has fallen flat because of the lack of good articulate spokespeople on a national level, but luckily, on this one issue we now have an “unfair advantage”…ultrasound. Anyone who has seen one in the last 5-10 years can tell you how awesome of an experience it is. Being able to count your unborn child’s fingers after only a few weeks really helps you understand what is at stake. Seeing him or her smile doesn’t hurt either! As the technology improves even more, I would expect this trend to continue.

As for attrition, I agree that this will work in our favor, but I find it hard to believe that it has made a large difference in 12 short years.

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