Gallup Poll Shows More Americans are Pro-Life

For the first time since the Gallup organization began asking the question in 1995, more Americans describe themselves as "pro-life" than "pro-choice." In its annual survey of values and beliefs, 51 percent said that they are "pro-life" when it comes to abortion, while 42 percent called themselves "pro-life," accounting for a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. In its analysis, Gallup said that it is possible that President Obama "has pushed the public's understanding of what it means to be 'pro-choice' slightly to the left, politically." Larry Mantle talks with guests about the poll and what the numbers mean.

For the first time since the Gallup organization began asking the question in 1995, more Americans describe themselves as "pro-life" than "pro-choice." In its annual survey of values and beliefs, 51 percent said that they are "pro-life" when it comes to abortion, while 42 percent called themselves "pro-life," accounting for a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. In its analysis, Gallup said that it is possible that President Obama "has pushed the public's understanding of what it means to be 'pro-choice' slightly to the left, politically." Larry Mantle talks with guests about the poll and what the numbers mean.