{"id":278145,"date":"2022-10-19T17:44:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T22:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=278145"},"modified":"2022-10-21T10:23:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T15:23:05","slug":"rasmussen-poll-california-amendment-down-pro-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/rasmussen-poll-california-amendment-down-pro-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Rasmussen poll: Support for California Prop 1 abortion amendment down, pro-life sentiment up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new national telephone and online <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/partner_surveys\/opposition_to_abortion_increases_in_california\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Rasmussen Reports and the Capitol Resource Institute of 1,216 likely California voters shows faltering public support for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/California_Proposition_1,_Right_to_Reproductive_Freedom_Amendment_(2022)\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proposition 1<\/span><\/a> \u2014<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0a ballot measure which would enshrine abortion as a &#8220;right&#8221; in that state\u2019s constitution and would eliminate gestational limits on the procedure, allowing preborn children to be aborted until the moment of birth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While a majority (59%) of likely voters still say they support the ballot measure, that number has declined since August, when 66% expressed support. Of those polled, 33% said they oppose the measure, with 22% expressing strong opposition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>URGENT:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/give.liveaction.org\/future-of-abortion\/?utm_source=lan&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=minibomb\"><b><i>For every dollar given, 34 more people can be reached with the truth about abortion. Will you join us in this life-saving work as a monthly donor today?<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The shift in opinion among women and Independent voters, in particular, is noteworthy. According to Rasmussen Reports:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fifty-seven percent (57%) of women voters in California now call themselves pro-choice, down from 65% in August, while 36% of women now call themselves pro-life, up from 27% in August. Forty-four percent (44%) of California women Strongly Support Proposition 1, down from 55% in August, while 22% of women Strongly Oppose Proposition 1, up from 15% in August. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026 \u200b\u200bAmong unaffiliated voters in California, 31% Strongly Support Proposition 1, down from 38% in August, while 28% of unaffiliated voters now Strongly Oppose Proposition 1, up from 24% in August. Forty-eight percent (48%) of California unaffiliated voters call themselves pro-choice, down from 55% in August.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The poll shows a decline in the number of California voters identifying as \u201cpro-choice\u201d and an increase in the number identifying as pro-life generally: 55% of those surveyed currently consider themselves \u201cpro-choice,\u201d down from 62% in August, while 36% now consider themselves pro-life, up from 31% in August.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rasmussen also reports that \u201c[s]upport for taxpayer-funded abortion has declined, from 51% in August to 46% now. Thirty-five percent (35%) of California voters Strongly Disapprove of the use of taxpayer money to perform abortions, up from 28% in August.\u201d And a majority (54%) of likely California voters disapprove of the sale of aborted fetal tissue and body parts; 38% strongly disapprove.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/california-poll-abortion-restrictions-first-trimester\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">polling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has shown that Californians do not widely support abortion beyond the first trimester. This survey reinforces those findings. Only 14% of those surveyed felt abortion should be legal at any time; 13% said abortion should be legal up to 6 months\u2019 gestation; 34% said abortion should be legal only during the first trimester; 19% said abortion should be legal only during the first month of pregnancy; and 15% said all abortions should be illegal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given these numbers, it is perhaps surprising that the percentage of California voters who express support for Proposition 1 remains so high. This is possible because voters do not realize that the measure will <em>permanently legalize abortion on demand until birth<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decline in support, according to some opponents of Proposition 1, is due to efforts to educate the public about what the measure will actually do. Karen England, President of the Capitol Resource Institute, which sponsored the Rasmussen survey, stated, \u201cThe more Californians learn that Proposition 1 would legalize late-term abortion, the more they oppose it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pledge.liveaction.org\/?utm_source=lan&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=prolife_pledge\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-277267\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/pledge-live-action-ad-970x250-700x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports and the Capitol Resource Institute of 1,216 likely California voters shows faltering public support for Proposition 1 \u2014\u00a0a ballot measure which would enshrine abortion as a &#8220;right&#8221; in that state\u2019s constitution and would eliminate gestational 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