Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxss.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxl!mhuxm!pyuxww!pyuxss!sebb From: sebb@pyuxss.UUCP (S Badian) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Reagan's stand on abortion Message-ID: <260@pyuxss.UUCP> Date: Tue, 31-Jan-84 14:48:37 EST Article-I.D.: pyuxss.260 Posted: Tue Jan 31 14:48:37 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 5-Feb-84 03:53:51 EST Organization: Central Services Org., Piscataway N.J. Lines: 19 Did anyone else out there hear the President's comment about abortion? He said something to the effect that the irradication of abortion in this country in one of his admin- istrations priorities. In other words, he came out extremely strongly against abortion. Reagan has always been against it, I would think, but I've never heard any strong statements on the subject before. I know abortion is a taboo subject here and I don't want to generate discussion on the rights and wrongs of abortion. But I would like to know how people feel this will effect Mr. Reagan's standing in the polls. Do you think this will become a re-election issue? With so much else happening, will it even be noticed? And will this further offend women voters, who already don't support him very strongly. A lot of folks are saying that women are going to make a much larger percentage of the voting public in the next presidential election. Sharon Badian