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1 Aug 03 Contact: Dana Blanton, 212.301.3057
Polling was conducted by telephone July 15-16, 2003 in the evenings. The sample is 900 registered voters nationwide with a margin of error of ±3 percentage points.
30. On the issue of abortion, would you say you are more pro-life or more
pro-choice? 15-16 Jul 03 44% 44 6 6 22-23 Apr 03 49% 41 5 5 9-10 Jan 02 47% 41 5 7 24-25 Jan 01 47% 42 7 4 12-13 July 00 54% 38 5 3 26-27 Jan 00 43% 44 8 5 23-24 June 99 42% 44 9 5 7-8 Jan 98 49% 46 - 5 20-21 Aug 97 50% 40 5 5
31. Do you approve or disapprove of stem-cell research -- that is, medical research using tissue from human embryos? All Pro-choice Pro-life 1. Approve 46% 67% 27% 2. Disapprove 37 21 54 3. (Not sure) 17 12 18
32. Once a woman is pregnant, do you believe the unborn baby or fetus should have all of the same rights as a newborn baby? All Pro-choice Pro-life 1. Yes 58% 29% 89% 2. No 26 49 6 3. (Not sure) 16 22 5
33. Do you believe that human life begins: All Pro-choice Pro-life 1. At conception, or 55% 29% 82%
2. Once the baby may be able to survive
outside 3. Or, when the baby is actually born? 13 20 4 4. (Not sure) 9 11 3
34. If a violent physical attack on a pregnant woman leads to the death of her unborn child, do you think prosecutors should be able to charge the attacker with murder for killing the fetus? All Pro-choice Pro-life 1. Yes 79% 69% 90% 2. No 10 15 4 3. (Not sure) 11 16 6
35. If a violent physical attack on a pregnant woman leads to the death of her unborn child, do you think prosecutors should treat the death of an eight-month-old fetus more harshly than, more leniently than, or the same as, the death of a three-month-old fetus? All Pro-choice Pro-life 1. More harshly 18% 25% 11% 2. More leniently 3 4 1 3. Same 70 58 84 4. (Not sure) 9 14 4
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