Interpreting scripture among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on 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…
Sources of guidance on 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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Religion | 45% | 35% | 3% | 11% | 6% | 3,488 |
Philosophy/reason | 7% | 18% | < 1% | 68% | 7% | 2,836 |
Common sense | 14% | 24% | 1% | 52% | 8% | 9,964 |
Science | 10% | 14% | 1% | 70% | 6% | 2,418 |
Don't know | 14% | 19% | 7% | 40% | 20% | 506 |
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