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Irish Times Survey on Abortion Challenged : 3rd Oct 07
"Irish Times" Poll Findings on Abortion "Meaningless"
Dr Ruth Cullen of the Pro-Life Campaign, writing in the “Irish Times” took issue with the findings of their (I.T.) Behaviour & Attitudes poll (September 29th). The poll findings alledged that a majority of women in Ireland favour abortion legislation. “Given the way the questions were framed”, she said, “the results are not all that surprising”.
The poll makes no distinction between ethical interventions in pregnancy to save the life of the mother and induced abortion, where the life of the unborn child is directly targeted. This in effect renders the findings meaningless.
When people are asked more nuanced questions in polls, there is consistent opposition to abortion. For example, the most recent Milward Brown/IMS poll, commissioned by the Pro-Life Campaign (March 2007), showed that 77 per cent of those who expressed an opinion supported a constitutional prohibition on abortion, while allowing the continuation of existing practice of ethical intervention in pregnancy to save a mother's life.
I think it's fair to suggest that polls like this, which take account of the fundamental distinctions involved, give a more accurate read on public attitudes to abortion." - Yours, etc,
Dr RUTH CULLEN, Pro-Life Campaign, Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 1. The Irish Times. October 3. END.
See also the commentary in Family & Life's "Personal Update" newsletter, "Feminism, Abortion and the Betrayal of Women" : CLICK TO READ MORE.....
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