Interpreting scripture among adults who say abortion should be legal 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 legal in all or most cases by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who say abortion should be legal 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 | 26% | 27% | 2% | 37% | 8% | 4,701 |
Right or wrong depends on the situation | 15% | 23% | 1% | 53% | 7% | 14,141 |
Neither/both equally | 16% | 17% | 5% | 45% | 18% | 242 |
Don't know | 37% | 6% | 7% | 39% | 11% | 128 |
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