Opposition to ban Abortion remains high in the US

Inspite of sustained and intensive efforts by the current administration and many church organizations to ban abortion, opposition to such a step remains high.

The results of a March 10-12 2006 gallup pole are summarized below. The error margin for the full sample is 3 percentage points and upto 8 percentage points for sub-samples. The question posed was "Would you favor or oppose a law in your state that would ban all abortions except those necessary to save the life of the woman?"

Those upholding liberal ideology	79%
Those with post-graduate education	75%
Those upholding moderate ideology	73%
Members of Independent political party	70%
Members of Democratic Party	66%
Those living in urban areas	65%
Women	63%
Those with undergraduate degrees ONLY	63%
Those living in the South	62%
Those living in rural areas	55%
High school education or less	52%
Those living in the Mid-West	52%
Members of Republican party	44%
Those upholding conservative ideology	38%
All who oppose	60%