BreakPoint: Goodbye Roe?

Maybe, But Polls Reveal We Got Work to Do

by: John Stonestreet & David Carlson
BreakPoint

Much has happened recently for which pro-lifers should be both grateful and encouraged, but there’s so much work left to do.

You could forgive pro-lifers for feeling hopeful these days, and maybe even a little giddy. With Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement from the Supreme Court, and the President’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, Roe v. Wade’s days could be numbered.

Or not. If Chuck Colson was right that Supreme Court justices read the newspapers just like the rest of us, we have reason for pause.

According to a recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, support for Roe v. Wade is at its highest level since the poll was first taken in 2005.

Seventy-one percent of those polled say they do not believe the decision should be overturned. Only 23 percent say it should be.

Of course, it’s no surprise that 88 percent of those who identify as Democrats don’t want Roe reversed. That party long ago became the party of abortion. But get this: 52 percent of the Republicans surveyed think Roe shouldn’t be reversed. In fact, only 39 percent of Republicans surveyed said they do want to get rid of Roe.

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