Pro-life campaigners ‘not surprised’ at poll results

THE pro-life campaign yesterday said it was “not surprised” by the Irish Examiner/Lansdowne opinion poll, which showed a majority of under 35s are in favour of legalising abortion.

Dr Ruth Cullen, on behalf of the anti-abortion campaigners, said the overall findings of the poll still showed an 11-point advantage for the pro-life position. She said that this finding was consistent with other polls taken over the past decade.

“It has also been a consistent feature of similar polls to show a higher percentage of younger people in favour of abortion over other categories.”