Respect for Life, Sexual Morality, and Opposition to Abortion

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1984

Publication Title

Review of Religious Research

Volume

25

Issue

3

First page number:

220

Last page number:

231

Abstract

The relative importance of respect for human life and sexual conservatism in explaining opposition to abortion is examined. Catholics, people with at least a high school education, and frequent church attenders are most likely to oppose abortion on "right to life" grounds. Fundamentalists, people who did not finish high school, and infrequent church attenders are most likely to oppose abortion because easily available abortions seem to render sexual promiscuity less costly or risky.

Keywords

Abortion; Abortion—attitudes; Catholics; Church attendance; Conservatism; Fundamentalism; High school graduates; Promiscuity; Promiscuity--Public opinion; Sex

Disciplines

American Politics | Catholic Studies | Political Science | Religion | Women's Studies

Language

English

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