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Views on abortion by religious affiliation


Views on abortion by religious affiliation, 2022
% of U.S. adults who say abortion should be legal/illegal, by religion (20212
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Views on abortion by religious affiliation, 2022

% of U.S. adults who say abortion should be legal/illegal, by religion (20212

Religious AffiliationLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most cases
White evangelical Protestant24%74%
White Protestant, not evangelical60%38%
Black Protestant66%28%
Catholic56%42%
Unaffiliated844%15%

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