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Canada: public opinion on a woman's right to abortion 2015, by religion

Public opinion of Canadians on a woman's right to abortion for any reason in 2015, by religion

The data displays the opinion of Canadian respondents on the subject of whether women should have the right to legal abortion, regardless of cause, by religious affiliation of respondents. In 2015, 45% of respondents who identified as Roman Catholic approved or accepted of a woman's right to legal abortion regardless of cause.

No religious identity 71 22 8
Other religion 65 24 12
Mainline Protestant 57 29 14
Roman Catholic 45 35 20
Other Christian 31 34 35
Evangelical 18 28 54