Six in ten call "we must never forget these are innocent babies" an uncivil remark

Jan 18–24, 2024 · n = 1,000 · MoE ±3.5%Source report ↗

Core finding

Shown a lawmaker's remark that 'we must never forget these are innocent babies,' six-in-ten Americans (61%) consider it uncivil, according to a January 2024 Verasight survey.

The rest (39%) do not consider the remark uncivil.

Topline scale

Six in ten call "we must never forget these are innocent babies" an uncivil remark.

Suppose a Republican member of Congress said: "'So you kill them now or you kill them later.’ These reprehensible remarks reveal a disturbing abortion extremism that has become far too normal, too accepted by the Democrats. All human life is precious, no matter the stage of development or disability. We must never forget these are innocent babies we are talking about.” Do you find this comment uncivil or not uncivil?

Uncivil
61.4%
Not uncivil
38.6%

n = 1,000 · Jan 18–24, 2024 · MoE ±3.5%

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.
ModeVerasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
PopulationUnited States adults
Field datesJan 18–24, 2024
Base (unweighted)1,000
Margin of error±3.5%
ModuleVerasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006
SponsorVerasight
Weight variableweight
Weighting targetsage, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

Sources

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    We must never forget these are innocent babies we are talking about.” Do you find this comment uncivil or not uncivil?

    www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers

Cite this question

Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.