Views about abortion among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about abortion

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say abortion should be…

Religious traditionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Buddhist80%19%2%111
Catholic57%37%5%3,428
Evangelical Protestant49%47%4%2,407
Historically Black Protestant60%36%4%751
Jewish88%10%2%414
Mainline Protestant67%29%4%2,990
Mormon47%50%3%162
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")74%23%4%4,142
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