March 2010: Votes Have Consequences Polling

The Results are Undeniable: 

Americans Do Not Want Healthcare Reform that Includes Abortion Funding

March 2010 Polling conducted by the polling company, inc. on behalf of the Susan B. Anthony List

AR-04 Mike Ross

• 72% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (68% strongly oppose)
• 84% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (73% strongly oppose)
• 73% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (61% strongly agree)
• 65% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Ross if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (53% would be much less likely)

FL-02 Allen Boyd

• 73% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (60% strongly oppose)
• 75% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (61% strongly oppose)
• 63% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (52% strongly agree)
• 60% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Boyd if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (44% would be much less likely)

GA-12 John Barrow

• 78% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (59% strongly oppose)
• 76% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (58% strongly oppose)
• 64% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (53% strongly agree)
• 53% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Barrow if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (38% would be much less likely)

IN-02 Joe Donnelly

• 80% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (66% strongly oppose)
• 78% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (66% strongly oppose)
• 70% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (58% strongly agree)
• 60% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Donnelly if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (47% would be much less likely)

IN-08 Brad Ellsworth

• 80% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (69% strongly oppose)
• 81% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (71% strongly oppose)
• 72% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (60% strongly agree)
• 65% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Ellsworth if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (53% would be much less likely)

IN-09 Baron Hill

• 77% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (67% strongly oppose)
• 75% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (66% strongly oppose)
• 72% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (61% strongly agree)
• 61% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Hill if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (51% would be much less likely)

MA-02 Richard Neal

• 63% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (46% strongly oppose)
• 62% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (48% strongly oppose)
• 56% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (43% strongly agree)
• 47% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Neal if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (31% would be much less likely)

MI-01 Bart Stupak

• 78% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (60% strongly oppose)
• 77% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (60% strongly oppose)
• 67% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (52% strongly agree)
• 50% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Stupak if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (34% would be much less likely)

MI-05 Dale Kildee

• 75% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (57% strongly oppose)
• 75% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (57% strongly oppose)
• 65% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (53% strongly agree)
• 56% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Kildee if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (37% would be much less likely)

MN-08 Jim Oberstar

• 73% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (61% strongly oppose)
• 74% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (60% strongly oppose)
• 68% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (54% strongly agree)
• 56% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Oberstar if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (36% would be much less likely)

ND-AL Earl Pomeroy

• 80% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (62% strongly oppose)
• 79% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (62% strongly oppose)
• 73% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (58% strongly agree)
• 57% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Pomeroy if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (42% would be much less likely)

OH-01 Steve Driehaus

• 73% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (61% strongly oppose)
• 72% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (62% strongly oppose)
• 64% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (52% strongly agree)
• 55% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Driehaus if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (45% would be much less likely)

OH-06 Charlie Wilson

• 80% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (65% strongly oppose)
• 79% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (66% strongly oppose)
• 74% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (61% strongly agree)
• 64% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Wilson if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (51% would be much less likely)

OH-09 Marcy Kaptur

• 67% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (52% strongly oppose)
• 66% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (52% strongly oppose)
• 61% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (45% strongly agree)
• 47% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congresswoman Kaptur if she votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (38% would be much less likely)

OH-16 John Boccieri

• 80% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (67% strongly oppose)
• 79% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (67% strongly oppose)
• 71% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (60% strongly agree)
• 62% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Boccieri if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (50% would be much less likely)

PA-03 Kathy Dahlkemper

• 79% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (64% strongly oppose)
• 78% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (64% strongly oppose)
• 69% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (58% strongly agree)
• 65% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper if she votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (50% would be much less likely)

PA-04 Jason Altmire

• 76% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (61% strongly oppose)
• 74% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (63% strongly oppose)
• 64% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (54% strongly agree)
• 58% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Altmire if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (46% would be much less likely)
  

PA-11 Paul Kanjorski

• 71% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (55% strongly oppose)
• 68% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (55% strongly oppose)
• 62% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (46% strongly agree)
• 53% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Kanjorski if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (39% would be much less likely)

PA-14 Mike Doyle

• 65% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (46% strongly oppose)
• 63% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (48% strongly oppose)
• 52% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (40% strongly agree)
• 44% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Doyle if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (27% would be much less likely)

RI-02 James Langevin

• 80% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (66% strongly oppose)
• 78% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (66% strongly oppose)
• 53% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (38% strongly agree)
• 45% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Langevin if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (34% would be much less likely)

Download the Full Results:

• Round 1: OH-01, OH-6, OH-09, OH-16, IN-08, IN-09, PA-04, PA-10
• Round 2: AR-04, PA-03, PA-14
• Round 3: IN-02, MI-05, MN-08, FL-02, ND-AL, MA-02, GA-12