Poll: Abortion Is Manslaughter

When asked to choose between two statements: "Abortion destroys a human life and is manslaughter" or "Abortion does not destroy a life and is not manslaughter," 51 percent of respondents of the Zogby "American Values" poll believed the first statement. Thirty-five percent of 1,005 likely voters believed that abortion does not destroy a life and is not manslaughter.

Eight percent agreed with neither statement, while 6 percent were not sure.

Thirty-seven percent of Democrats said abortion is manslaughter, while 47 percent disagreed. Sixty-seven percent of Republicans said abortion is manslaughter, while 23 percent disagreed. Fifty-one percent of independents felt that abortion is manslaughter; 32 percent felt it is not.

Men and women's responses were statistically the same, with 51 percent of men and women agreeing that abortion destroys a human life. Thirty-seven percent of men and 33 percent of women said abortion does not destroy life and is not manslaughter.

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