America: Human and Animal Cloning, ESCs
By Gallup,
Gallup
| 05. 22. 2012
Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, please tell me if you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong.
|
Morally acceptable |
Morally wrong |
Cloning animals |
34 |
60 |
Cloning humans |
10 |
86 |
Medical research using stem cells obtained from human embryos |
58 |
33 |
- 1,024 American adults, aged 18 and older
- conducted May 3–6, 2012
- margin of error is 4%
- Acceptability by political party:
- Animals: Rep 32, Ind 37, Dem 32
- Humans: Rep 10, Ind 9, Dem 13
- ESCs: Rep 44, Ind 57, Dem 72
- Source: "Americans, Including Catholics, Say Birth Control Is Morally OK," Gallup, http://www.gallup.com/poll/154799/Americans-Including-Catholics-Say-Birth-Control-Morally.aspx
- For annual comparisons, 2001–2012, see also Gallup's Final Topline [pdf]
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