A strong majority of Americans believe abortion is morally wrong, a position that younger Americans hold by a wider margin that those in the Baby Boom generation, a new Knights of Columbus survey found.
The survey of 2,243 Americans conducted by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion found overall 56 percent of Americans believe abortion is morally wrong.
Fifty-eight percent of those age 18-29 believe abortion to be morally wrong, compared with 51 percent of Baby Boomers. Most of the “Millennials” (age 18-29) were born after the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Sixty percent of members of “Generation X” (those 30-44) believe abortion is morally wrong, the survey found. Those in the “Greatest Generation” (age 65 and older) had the strongest feelings against abortion, with 62 percent saying it is morally wrong.
“Americans of all ages – and younger people in even greater numbers than their parents – see abortion as something morally wrong,” said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. “America has turned a corner and is embracing life – and in doing so is embracing a future they, and all of us, can be proud of.”
Anderson continued: “The majority of Americans now understand that abortion has consequences, and that those consequences are not good.”
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Friday, December 18, 2009
SUPREME KNIGHT URGES ALL KNIGHTS TO REGISTER OPPOSITION TO H. CARE BILL
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson is urging all Knights of Columbus across America to contact their U.S. Senators immediately to register opposition to the health care reform bill. In its current form, it would mandate abortion coverage in private insurance and allow use of federal funds for elective abortions. A vote could take place before Christmas.
“The U.S. Bishops are asking all Catholics to contact their Senators to urge them to not support the bill in its current form and amend the bill so it upholds longstanding policies against the federal funding of abortion,” Anderson wrote in a letter to state deputies.
Anderson invoked the writings of Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Evangelium Vitae, stating that Christians and all people of good will are “not to cooperate formally in practices which, even if permitted by civil legislation, are contrary to God's law.”
Contact U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl: (202) 224-5653; Fax (202) 224-9787
Contact U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold: (202) 224-5323; Fax (202) 224-2725
“The U.S. Bishops are asking all Catholics to contact their Senators to urge them to not support the bill in its current form and amend the bill so it upholds longstanding policies against the federal funding of abortion,” Anderson wrote in a letter to state deputies.
Anderson invoked the writings of Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Evangelium Vitae, stating that Christians and all people of good will are “not to cooperate formally in practices which, even if permitted by civil legislation, are contrary to God's law.”
Contact U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl: (202) 224-5653; Fax (202) 224-9787
Contact U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold: (202) 224-5323; Fax (202) 224-2725
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