MOST AMERICANS FAVOR SOME RESTRICTIONS ON ABORTION

KC POLL FINDS MAJORITY OF AMERICANS FAVOR SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS ON ABORTION
The findings also highlighted the differences between Catholics who attend Mass on a regular basis and those who do not. According to the poll, 65 percent of the Catholic population attends Mass at least “once or twice a month.” Of those, 59 percent describe themselves as “pro-life.” In contrast, only 29 percent of non-practicing Catholics describe themselves as such. Of note, the study found that non-practicing Catholics are more likely to call themselves “pro-choice” than the general U.S. population. Whereas 65 percent of non-practicing Catholics consider themselves to be pro-choice, 50 percent of Americans say the same thing.

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