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title: "Views on abortion in Massachusetts"
description: "Religion & Public Life A weekly digest of the Center’s latest research on religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world · Subscribe ↗ Media mentions A pope from Chicago was elected. The White Sox were resurrectedAug. 7 – The New York Times * ‘A gift from heaven’: Pope Leo prepares for warm Peru […]"
date: "2026-08-12"
authors:
  - name: "Jeff Diamant"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/newsletter/religion-weekly/views-on-abortion-in-massachusetts/"
---

# Views on abortion in Massachusetts

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August 12, 2026

## Religion & Public Life

*A weekly digest of the Center's latest research on religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world · [**Subscribe ↗**](https://pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&id=3e953b9b70)*

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- [What the data says about abortion in the United States](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/06/17/what-the-data-says-about-abortion-in-the-us/)

- [Public opinion on abortion](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/fact-sheet/public-opinion-on-abortion/)

- [America's abortion quandary](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/05/06/americas-abortion-quandary/)

#### Media mentions

[A pope from Chicago was elected. The White Sox were resurrected](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/business/pope-leo-chicago-white-sox.html)
Aug. 7 - The New York Times *

[‘A gift from heaven’: Pope Leo prepares for warm Peru welcome ](https://religionunplugged.com/news/2026/8/7/popular-pope-to-receive-warm-welcome-in-peru)
Aug. 7 - Religion Unplugged

#### In the news

[Rabbis voice concerns over NYC Mayor Mamdani’s Israel messaging in private meeting](https://abc7ny.com/post/mayor-mamdani-meets-nyc-rabbis-amid-concerns-israel-messaging-rise-antisemitism/19664296/)
Aug. 11 - WABC

[After cuts, Trump administration gives $2B to Christian groups for global aid](https://religionnews.com/2026/08/11/after-criticism-of-cuts-trump-administration-announces-2-billion-in-global-assistance/)
Aug. 11 - Religion News Service

[Supreme Court schedules November arguments in major religion case](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6022815-sumpreme-court-colorado-catholic-preschool-case/)
Aug. 11 - The Hill

[Trump stokes Islamophobia by calling Democratic candidates ‘jihadists’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/us/politics/trump-democrats-somalis-jihadists-muslim.html)
Aug. 10 - The New York Times *

[Texas and Connecticut chart different paths on religion in public schools](https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/texas-connecticut-different-paths-religion-bible-in-public-school/)
Aug. 10 - Christianity Today *

[Israeli military closes Palestinian Christian village Taybeh, citing settler attacks](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-military-closes-palestinian-christian-village-taybeh-halt-settler-attacks-2026-08-09/)
Aug. 9 - Reuters *

[Whirling for 7 days and nights, in search of ecstasy](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/world/europe/turkey-sema-whirling-dervish-islam.html)
Aug. 8 - The New York Times *

[U.S. synagogues turn members into security teams](https://www.axios.com/2026/08/08/synagogues-security-teams-jews)
Aug. 8 - Axios

[](#)[The leader of Armenia’s Apostolic Church faces trial amid a feud with the government](https://apnews.com/article/armenia-apostolic-church-karekin-trial-pashinyan-3a0c06deb2c65db351e5e093c36fb287)
Aug. 7 - The Associated Press

[Ohio already has the oldest Mormon temple. Now it has one of the newest](https://apnews.com/article/mormon-temples-ohio-latter-day-saints-383d5093c6007064a41f4ad1c29bbdf7)
Aug. 6 - The Associated Press