{"id":74322,"date":"2009-01-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-15T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2009\/01\/15\/abortion-views-by-religious-affiliation\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:13:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:13:50","slug":"abortion-views-by-religious-affiliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2009\/01\/15\/abortion-views-by-religious-affiliation\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion Views by Religious Affiliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left\">Thursday, Jan. 22 marks the 36th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s landmark abortion ruling, <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> (1973). Abortion remains a divisive issue in the U.S., with a slim majority (53%) in favor of keeping it legal in all or most cases and four-in-ten in favor of making it illegal in all or most cases. However, the <a href=\"http:\/\/religions.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/\">U.S. Religious Landscape Survey<\/a>, conducted in 2007 by the Pew Research Center&#8217;s Forum on Religion &amp; Public Life, finds that most religious traditions in the U.S. come down firmly on one side or the other. Religious beliefs and practices also influence views on abortion; individuals exhibiting high levels of religious commitment are much more likely to oppose legalized abortion in all or most cases than those who are less-observant.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left\">For an overview of the abortion debate in the U.S., public opinion trends, religious groups&#8217; official positions on the issue and more, go to the Pew Forum&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2013\/01\/16\/abortion-research-package\/\">abortion resource page \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"abortion chart\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2012\/07\/abortion.gif\" width=\"549\" height=\"603\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"small\"><span class=\"small\">Data on &#8220;Total U.S. Population&#8221; from October 2008 <a href=\"http:\/\/pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/reports\/questionnaires\/465.pdf#page=16\">survey<\/a> by the Pew Research Center for the People &amp; the Press. All other data from the Pew Forum&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/religions.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/\">U.S. Religious Landscape Survey<\/a>. For question wording, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/religions.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/pdf\/report2religious-landscape-study-topline.pdf#page=17\">survey topline<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><sup>1<\/sup>&#8220;Other Faiths&#8221; includes Unitarians and other liberal faiths, New Age groups and Native American religions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, Jan. 22 marks the 36th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s landmark abortion ruling, Roe v. Wade (1973). 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