Views about abortion among adults living with a partner by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults living with a partner by views about abortion

% of adults living with a partner who say abortion should be…

Interpreting scriptureLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally40%55%5%388
Word of God; not everything taken literally58%40%3%448
Not the word of God79%19%2%1,112
Other/don't know57%29%14%161
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