Massive Poll Shows Majority of Americans Support Abortion Restrictions
59% say abortion ends a human life
By Gudrun Schultz

LOS ANGELES, United States, March 22, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A recent U.S. poll shows a clear majority of Americans believe abortion ends a human life.

The poll was designed to gauge the climate towards abortion rights among the U.S. population. Conducted by pollster John Zogby, 30,117 respondents in 48 states were questioned in the poll March 10-14, 2006. The results are considered accurate to within +/- 0.6 percentage points.

The results showed the majority of respondents indicated a pro-life position. On 16 of the 20 questions relating to abortion, the clear majority of answers were anti-abortion.

When questioned on whether or not abortion ends a human life, almost two thirds of Americans said yes (59%). Only 29% said abortion did not end a human life. the rest