Self-described Catholics, Christians, married couples and parents approved of Proposition 4 – the family notification before a minor’s abortion initiative – by wide margins on Nov. 4, but their support was not enough to pass the measure. The Secretary of State reports that Proposition 4 failed by a margin of 52.1% no to 47.9% yes.
Details on the breakdown of how Californians voted were published in an Election Day exit poll commissioned by the Sacramento Bee and conducted by the polling firm Edison/Mitofsky, which interviewed 2098 voters.
According to the Sacramento Bee exit poll, 60% of voters who identified themselves as Catholic voted in favor of the family notification initiative, while 59% of those who described themselves as “Protestant/Christian” voted yes. Respondents who said they belonged to no religion voted 84%-16% against Proposition 4.
Among voters who said they attend church weekly, the margin was 76% yes to 24% no, while those who said they attend church “occasionally” voted 56% to 44% against the initiative. Those who said they never attend church voted 78% to 22% against Proposition 4.
Married voters, according to the exit poll, favored the measure 59% to 41%, with unmarried voters opposing it 66% to 34%. Parents approved of Proposition 4 by a 10% margin – 55% yes to 45% no.
The poll also identified respondents by race, finding that whites voted 54% to 46% against the initiative(?); African-Americans favored the measure 54% to 46%; Hispanics voted 55% to 45% in favor; and Asians voted 58% yes to 42% no. Proposition 4 lost among Democrats and independents, the Bee reported, with Democrats voting 63% no to 37% yes, and independents rejecting the measure 54% to 46%. Republicans overwhelmingly favored the initiative, 70% yes to 30% no, the poll found.
Where has common sense gone? Abortion is a SURGICAL PROCEDURE! That, in itself should have been enough to persuade an overwhelming majority to vote for Prop 4. I'd be willing to bet that if the word "abortion" were taken out of the proposition, and replaced with "molar extraction" it would have passed! It occurs to me that abortion has been politicized to the point of an "issue", rather than the EVIL it actually is. I think the above figures bear this out. Another thing that gets me is that those who have no responsibility to others--whether it is God, another adult, or their children decided that they would continue in their irresponsibility.
One might ask, "What makes you think I should be responsible for another's actions or decisions?" I would answer with Mt 22:36 ,“[Jesus], which is the great commandment in the law?” And he said to him, ’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.”
Loving my neighbor means wanting the best for him or her. The best is wanting to see my neighbor in Heaven. We will not get to Heaven unless we become imitators of Christ. Does anyone truly believe that Christ approves of the inherent evil of abortion? Loving my neighbor means taking responsibility for his or her soul by informing him that he is in danger. If he then makes the wrong decision, my responsibility for his soul is over. Children are placed in the care of adults by divine providence. When adults abrogate their responsibility to their children, the sin is theirs. Please, God, what is it going to take to make your children realize this?
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