Interpreting scripture among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases who say the holy scripture is…
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | 52% | 31% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 7,033 |
Right or wrong depends on the situation | 41% | 30% | 3% | 20% | 6% | 6,911 |
Neither/both equally | 39% | 27% | 13% | 7% | 13% | 223 |
Don't know | 56% | 17% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 146 |
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