Millennials Turning Pro-Life?
The National Review released an article earlier this month by Michael New entitled “New Study Shows Pro-Life Gains Among Millennials.” For anyone following the pro-life movement among Millennials, this news is not shocking. New’s article and many others, including one by the Daily Signal and Boston Globe, track the plausible reasons why this increase may be. Several reasons point to advances made through science which prove that maybe, just maybe, a fetus may actually be a human being. New suggests in his article that the “development of ultrasound technology has played a role in this opinion shift.” As a general rule, Millennials respond well to proofs. This mindset sets the precedent that Millennials will be more apt to side with the scientific world and whatever science proves as fact.
Another notable reason for these “pro-life gains” is that more and more Millennials find abortion acceptable only in drastic situations. The Students for Life of America (SFLA) has released the results from a Barna Group survey which shows that 53% of Millennials believe that abortion should be illegal, with exception only in the cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. This percentage is up nine points from four years ago. Millennials may be more apt to practice situational ethics more than their predecessors; although this sounds like a compromise position, this shift is a small win for the pro-life movement. Pro-life activists must capitalize on these smaller wins, which, as anything else, is easier said than done. Interestingly, while the numbers show Millennials to be “pro-life,” the young adults do not often identify with the label “pro-life.” New concludes that “translating this opposition to abortion into effective political action will be an important challenge for pro-life activists in the future.”
(July 2016)
Another notable reason for these “pro-life gains” is that more and more Millennials find abortion acceptable only in drastic situations. The Students for Life of America (SFLA) has released the results from a Barna Group survey which shows that 53% of Millennials believe that abortion should be illegal, with exception only in the cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. This percentage is up nine points from four years ago. Millennials may be more apt to practice situational ethics more than their predecessors; although this sounds like a compromise position, this shift is a small win for the pro-life movement. Pro-life activists must capitalize on these smaller wins, which, as anything else, is easier said than done. Interestingly, while the numbers show Millennials to be “pro-life,” the young adults do not often identify with the label “pro-life.” New concludes that “translating this opposition to abortion into effective political action will be an important challenge for pro-life activists in the future.”
(July 2016)
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