Views about abortion among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by views about abortion

% of adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong who say abortion should be…

Religious traditionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Catholic40%56%4%2,385
Evangelical Protestant23%74%3%4,563
Historically Black Protestant47%46%6%585
Jehovah's Witness11%80%9%140
Jewish77%21%2%188
Mainline Protestant50%47%3%2,013
Mormon15%82%2%382
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")65%31%4%1,520
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