Most U.S. Catholics who attend Mass regularly oppose legal abortion, while most other Catholics say it should be legal in most or all cases | Pew Research Center

May 20, 2022

Like Americans overall, Catholics vary in their abortion views, with regular Mass attenders most opposed

Most U.S. Catholics who attend Mass regularly oppose legal abortion, while most other Catholics say it should be legal in most or all cases

Most U.S. Catholics who attend Mass regularly oppose legal abortion, while most other Catholics say it should be legal in most or all cases

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Like Americans overall, Catholics vary in their abortion views, with regular Mass attenders most opposed
Most U.S. Catholics who attend Mass regularly oppose legal abortion, while most other Catholics say it should be legal in most or all cases
Around wo-thirds of U.S. Catholics who attend Mass at least weekly say abortion should be illegal at 24 weeks of pregnancy
About six-in-ten Catholic Republicans say ‘life begins at conception’ describes their view extremely or very well; half as many Catholic Democrats say the same
Catholic Democrats somewhat more opposed to legal abortion at each stage of pregnancy than Democrats overall, but more closely resemble other Democrats than other Catholics
Catholic Democrats somewhat more opposed to legal abortion at each stage of pregnancy than Democrats overall, but more closely resemble other Democrats than other Catholics