Views about abortion among who believe in Heaven by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who believe in Heaven by views about abortion

% of who believe in Heaven who say abortion should be…

Religious traditionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Catholic46%50%4%6,083
Evangelical Protestant34%63%3%7,452
Historically Black Protestant52%42%6%1,761
Jehovah's Witness16%76%9%126
Jewish69%28%3%288
Mainline Protestant58%38%4%4,683
Mormon25%72%2%626
Muslim54%37%9%202
Orthodox Christian51%48%< 1%138
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")58%37%5%2,430
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