Views about abortion among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by views about abortion

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say abortion should be…

Religious traditionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Catholic43%52%5%4,775
Evangelical Protestant30%67%4%7,594
Historically Black Protestant51%43%6%1,694
Jehovah's Witness17%75%8%221
Jewish66%30%4%277
Mainline Protestant55%41%4%3,989
Mormon24%74%2%576
Muslim52%39%9%192
Orthodox Christian48%51%1%113
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")55%40%6%1,805
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