December 7, 2007 1:51 PM
How well do you know Roe v. Wade?
Hi Barbara—I’ve got something you might want to cover on the blog:
The anniversary of Roe v. Wade is approaching again. We have found a massive discrepancy between “support†for upholding Roe and knowledge about what the decision actually did. Polls consistently show a contradiction: one on hand, a slim majority normally support uphold Roe, yet around 80% favor at least some restriction on abortion, something Roe clearly does not allow to any reasonable degree. We thought it was high time to put the American public to the test…literally. ADF, Focus on the Family, Concerned Women for America and Family Research Council have teamed up to prove once and for all that “America Don’t Know Roe.†We contend that the more one really knows about Roe, the more likely the answer is “NO†when asked if one supports it. Enter the “Roe IQ Test.†We rolled it out Monday and World Net Daily covered it Tuesday.
Take the quiz at www.roeiqtest.com. I would love to see how your readers do on this test!
Best—
Greg
Have a minute? Take the test - just to make sure you know everything you need to know about Roe v. Wade. I took it and I got 11 out of 12 or 91.67% - but I was around when Roe v. Wade passed. I'm wondering if younger women are clear on all the details of Roe v. Wade. The test has a key at the end which shows the right answers and substantiated sources.
Then if you have another minute, come back and tell us what was your score and what did you learn.
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WOW! I didn't know much - 6 of 12. I was born in 1978. My sisters and I refer to ourselves in liberally minded groups as "abortion survivors": our parents chose life for us, even though it meant having 3 girls! (I, like Barbara said of her basic personality, would have been more like Martin Luther and not like St. Francis!)
Posted by: Sara | December 7, 2007 4:02 PM
I was born in 1981- scored a 91.67% like you Barbara!
I suspect that a lot of the low scoring test takers are unclear on how Supreme Court rulings work. It's so important for us Americans to understand the Constitution, States' Rights and the Supreme Court. Unfortunately for us as a country, many of us are unclear on "how it all works."
Posted by: Katie B. | December 7, 2007 4:32 PM
I was born in '80 and got a 10/12 - but I think I saw some program on a Christian TV station about abortion a year or so ago and that is part of the reason I knew a lot of the answers.
Posted by: Debra | December 7, 2007 4:45 PM
I accepted your challenge, Barbara. I took the test and got three out of 12 wrong. I wasn't upset with the ones I got wrong, however, because they were not critical issues regarding the decision, and because one of the questions was actually more than a little misleading.
In fact, it strikes me that a better topic would be the wider field of abortion law in the U.S. Subsequent decisions (as well as the concurrent Doe v. Bolton) broadened access to abortion beyond what was allowed in the Roe v. Wade decision.
According to Wikipedia, "The central holding of Roe v. Wade was that abortions are permissible for any reason a woman chooses, up until the "point at which the fetus becomes ‘viable,’ that is, potentially able to live outside the mother's uterus, albeit with artificial aid. Viability is usually placed at about seven months (28 weeks) but may occur earlier, even at 24 weeks."[1] The Court also held that abortion after viability must be available when needed to protect a woman's health, which the Court defined broadly in the companion case of Doe v. Bolton."
Posted by: Fr. Larry Gearhart | December 7, 2007 4:52 PM
Thanks for pointing us to that survey. I got three questions wrong.
Posted by: Kristina | December 7, 2007 5:40 PM
I forgot to mention that I was born in 1971
Posted by: Kristina | December 7, 2007 5:43 PM
WOW! I really don't know much about it. I'm in the 28%, only got five questions right.
Mmmmmm.......much to learn I have
Posted by: LadyLovas | December 8, 2007 9:44 AM
I only missed one, because I over estimated the number of abortions performed. It's a good quiz though. I'll bet a lot of folks will be surprised.
Posted by: Elena | December 8, 2007 9:54 AM
83%, is there anyway to tell which ones you got wrong?
Posted by: wanderingrose | December 8, 2007 11:35 AM
I didn't do very well....only 7/12 correct. I was born in '70 and am very pro-life and thought I'd do better than that.
Posted by: Marie C | December 8, 2007 2:55 PM
wanderingrose -
if you just keep going past the test and past the sign-up page (they give an option to continue without signing up), you will get to a chart that shows you what you got wrong, the correct answers, and the source.
Posted by: barbara | December 8, 2007 3:28 PM
I got 9 of 12 correct...I thought I'd do better than that, since I just read the Roe decision a couple weeks ago. However, some of the questions are from sources other than the actual text of the Supreme Court decision (though I don't really have an excuse for not getting them all right, since I work for a state affiliate of Right to Life!)
I would highly recommend that everyone who takes the quiz go on to read the actual text of the decisions. You can read Roe v Wade here. You can Google Supreme court decisions - there are several sources online that have the full text of the decisions as well as the minority opinions. Roe v. Wade, Doe v. Bolton, Casey v. Planned Parenthood and the recent Gonzales v. Carhart are important ones to understand as far as abortion in America goes.
Posted by: Becky Miller | December 8, 2007 6:18 PM
I am apparently a good guesser because I got a 75% and didn't "KNOW" a single one! I was born in 1975.
Posted by: Jessica | December 10, 2007 5:31 PM
