Views about abortion among adults in the West by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults in the West by views about abortion

% of adults in the West who say abortion should be…

Religious traditionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Buddhist71%27%2%113
Catholic48%48%4%1,660
Evangelical Protestant37%59%4%1,819
Historically Black Protestant57%36%7%143
Jewish89%9%2%181
Mainline Protestant65%30%5%1,141
Mormon23%75%2%480
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")79%17%5%2,388
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