Republican_Legion
02-10-2006, 02:36 PM
Roe and Reagan Babies
by Hans Zeiger
http://acuf.org/images/headshots/HansZ2.jpgThe rising generation of Americans has been shaped profoundly by two events that had recent anniversaries. The first event was the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade 34 years ago. The second event was the inauguration of Ronald Reagan 25 years ago. Because of the first event, one fourth of our generation is no longer alive. Roe Babies, 45 million of them since 1973, are missing.
But there are some positive signs on the cultural horizon. In recent years, public opinion regarding abortion has continually shifted toward the pro-life position. The number of Americans calling themselves pro-choice has declined by 10 points since 1995, while the number of Americans calling themselves pro-life has increased 16 points. According to a Gallup poll, a decade ago, 56 percent of Americans considered themselves pro-choice and 33 percent said they were pro-life. Today, according to a Zogby poll, 49 percent of Americans say they are pro-life, compared to 46 percent who say they are pro-choice.12
The most important reason for this shift is the survivors of abortion. Reagan Babies, born between 1981 and 1989, number about 30 million. Reagan Babies are presently in high school, college, on the frontlines in Iraq and Afghanistan, and emerging in the workplace. A growing collection of evidence indicates that Reagan Babies are more conservative than our parents. This is especially evident in the issue of abortion.
First, Reagan Babies are the most pro-life group in the nation. Gallup found that the highest support for restrictions on abortion was held among eighteen-to-twenty-nine-year<WBR>-olds. According to a 2003 Gallup poll, 32 percent of thirteen-to-seventeen-year<WBR>-olds are in favor of a complete legal ban on abortion, compared to only 26 percent of adults. Teens who attend church were more likely than those who do not to support an abortion ban, at 40 percent compared to 26 percent. Seventy-two percent of teenagers consider abortion morally wrong.
A Pace University/Rock the Vote survey of new voters taken before the 2004 election revealed that 54 percent were pro-life (believing that "all abortions should be made illegal" or "abortion should be legal only in the most extreme cases, such as to save the life of the mother, incest, or rape"), compared to only 44 percent who were pro-abortion. An amazing 61 percent of Latino and 59 percent of black first-time voters were pro-life. Among first-time voters, 52 percent of self-identified moderates were pro-life and 45 percent were pro-abortion.
And a 2004 Zogby poll shows that 60 percent of eighteen-to-twenty-nine-year<WBR>-olds support complete restriction of abortion or minimal exceptions for the life of the mother, rape, or incest.
http://acuf.org/issues/issue53/060206cul.asp
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I myself am a 'Reagan baby' born in 1985.
by Hans Zeiger
http://acuf.org/images/headshots/HansZ2.jpgThe rising generation of Americans has been shaped profoundly by two events that had recent anniversaries. The first event was the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade 34 years ago. The second event was the inauguration of Ronald Reagan 25 years ago. Because of the first event, one fourth of our generation is no longer alive. Roe Babies, 45 million of them since 1973, are missing.
But there are some positive signs on the cultural horizon. In recent years, public opinion regarding abortion has continually shifted toward the pro-life position. The number of Americans calling themselves pro-choice has declined by 10 points since 1995, while the number of Americans calling themselves pro-life has increased 16 points. According to a Gallup poll, a decade ago, 56 percent of Americans considered themselves pro-choice and 33 percent said they were pro-life. Today, according to a Zogby poll, 49 percent of Americans say they are pro-life, compared to 46 percent who say they are pro-choice.12
The most important reason for this shift is the survivors of abortion. Reagan Babies, born between 1981 and 1989, number about 30 million. Reagan Babies are presently in high school, college, on the frontlines in Iraq and Afghanistan, and emerging in the workplace. A growing collection of evidence indicates that Reagan Babies are more conservative than our parents. This is especially evident in the issue of abortion.
First, Reagan Babies are the most pro-life group in the nation. Gallup found that the highest support for restrictions on abortion was held among eighteen-to-twenty-nine-year<WBR>-olds. According to a 2003 Gallup poll, 32 percent of thirteen-to-seventeen-year<WBR>-olds are in favor of a complete legal ban on abortion, compared to only 26 percent of adults. Teens who attend church were more likely than those who do not to support an abortion ban, at 40 percent compared to 26 percent. Seventy-two percent of teenagers consider abortion morally wrong.
A Pace University/Rock the Vote survey of new voters taken before the 2004 election revealed that 54 percent were pro-life (believing that "all abortions should be made illegal" or "abortion should be legal only in the most extreme cases, such as to save the life of the mother, incest, or rape"), compared to only 44 percent who were pro-abortion. An amazing 61 percent of Latino and 59 percent of black first-time voters were pro-life. Among first-time voters, 52 percent of self-identified moderates were pro-life and 45 percent were pro-abortion.
And a 2004 Zogby poll shows that 60 percent of eighteen-to-twenty-nine-year<WBR>-olds support complete restriction of abortion or minimal exceptions for the life of the mother, rape, or incest.
http://acuf.org/issues/issue53/060206cul.asp
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I myself am a 'Reagan baby' born in 1985.