Views about abortion among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by views about abortion

% of who strongly favor or favor gay marriage who say abortion should be…

Religious traditionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Buddhist87%12%1%231
Catholic61%35%4%4,011
Evangelical Protestant60%38%2%2,227
Hindu78%22%< 1%126
Historically Black Protestant67%31%2%740
Jewish93%6%1%689
Mainline Protestant75%23%2%3,464
Mormon59%40%1%155
Muslim72%23%5%105
Orthodox Christian69%30%1%105
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")81%16%3%5,996
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