Views about abortion among non-parents by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among non-parents by views about abortion

% of non-parents who say abortion should be…

Religious traditionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Buddhist82%17%1%217
Catholic49%46%5%5,411
Evangelical Protestant33%62%4%6,385
Hindu76%22%2%115
Historically Black Protestant51%43%6%1,421
Jehovah's Witness16%77%7%182
Jewish85%13%2%661
Mainline Protestant61%34%5%4,844
Mormon29%69%2%419
Muslim56%34%10%147
Orthodox Christian54%44%2%137
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")74%21%4%5,788
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