Via Steve Soto, here's some interesting poll data:
While American voters have mixed opinions about abortion, they support the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision 63 - 33 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Men support it 68 - 28 percent, while women support it 58 - 37 percent.
This is historically predictable -- men have almost always supported abortion rights in higher percentages than women -- but this is the first time I've seen a 10-point spread between the two. I've never quite understood why women are so much more loathe to come out for choice, but it's an interesting phenomenon. I've heard arguments postulating a decreased willingness for women to answer in the affirmative during telephone polls or, more interestingly, that there's a certain strain of denial (i.e, I'd never get accidentally pregnant, so I don't need to support Roe v. Wade) covering responses. Any readers have some insight on this?
