Views about abortion among women by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among women by views about abortion

% of women who say abortion should be…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Religion31%65%4%6,762
Philosophy/reason71%26%3%1,692
Common sense66%30%4%7,309
Science72%25%3%1,291
Don't know52%33%15%503
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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