Tom Coburn: “One is a March 2-7, 2005, poll from Quinnipiac University: Do you favor or oppose requiring parental notification before…”

“One is a March 2-7, 2005, poll from Quinnipiac University: Do you favor or oppose requiring parental notification before a minor could get an abortion? That is notification. Seventy-five percent of the people in this country agree with that. It is not an extreme position when 75 percent of our fellow Americans think that is right--think that in fact we don't give up rights to our children until they are emancipated and are adults. Next, do you favor or oppose each of the following proposals: A law requiring women under 18 to get parental consent for any abortion? That is not notification, that is consent. That is a CNN/USA Today/ Gallup poll, January 10, 2003. Seventy-three percent favor parents being involved in the health care of their children and major decisions that will affect their future. Do you favor or oppose requiring that one parent of a girl who is under 18 years of age be notified before an abortion is performed on the girl? Eighty-three percent favor the parent being notified. That is a Wirthlin Worldwide poll. Should girls under the age of 18 be required to get the consent of at least one parent before having an abortion? That is a Los Angeles Times poll. Eighty-two percent believe that. What is described as extreme is mainline to the American public. What we have is a battle for ideas, a battle under which the future of our country will follow. The word ``activist'' in reference to judges is a word that is wildly used.…”