Pro-lifers Can Win the Votes of Women

NewsMax.com's Fr. Michael Reilly details some surprising results from the latest study on women who have had abortions:

Thirty million American women who have had abortions may not be as solidly pro-choice as previously had been believed, according to Austin Ruse of the Culture of Life Foundation.

Citing a report by the Elliot Institute, Ruse says that most "post-abortive women are 'pro-choice' only in regard to the fact that they are appalled that anyone would dare to stand in judgment over others, especially those who felt they had 'no choice' but abortion because of the pressures they faced from others or their circumstances."

Studies reveal that pressure from family, friends and schools can be a major factor for women who choose abortion, and such women tend to want to avoid passing judgment on other women in similar circumstances.

This has allowed pro-abortion politicians to shift "the votes of 30 million post-abortive women" because they seem "deeply invested in protecting public acceptance of women who have had abortions."

A Los Angeles Times poll showed that 74 percent of post-abortive women feel their decision to have an abortion was "morally wrong." So these women "are not generally concerned about protecting or expanding 'abortion rights'" and as such "are not generally voting for abortion ... they are voting for acceptance."

The poll also showed that if a pro-life candidate called for "government support for grief counseling programs to assist women who experience emotional problems after an abortion," 63 percent of pro-choice women would "more likely vote for such a candidate."

The challenge for the pro-life movement, and specifically pro-life political candidates, is to show "post-abortive women ... that you truly do understand, accept, and care about them," says Ruse.

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