Data from the Whose Body Is It Anyway? activity
Whose Body Is It Anyway? is here.
The activity asks people to state when abortion is morally justified. This is some
of the data that's been collected to date. A couple of things to note: (a) It's
a stretch too far to suggest that "morally justified" is equivalent to a position
on the right to abortion (since it's entirely possible to think that abortion
isn't morally justified, but that women should still have the right to abort a pregnancy
if they so choose), but it'd be a bit of a sweat to change all the wording below,
so bear that in mind; (b) in this context, supporting a woman's right to abortion
means thinking that abortion either normally or always morally justified.
The Data
36% of the 1288 Christians who who have completed the 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?' activity support the right of a woman to have an abortion.
52% of the 65 Muslims who who have completed the 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?' activity support the right of a woman to have an abortion.
80% of the 3010 people of no religion who who have completed the 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?' activity support the right of a woman to have an abortion.
39% of the 744 non-USA Christians who have completed the 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?' activity support the right of a woman to have an abortion.
62% of the 1855 women who have completed the 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?' activity support the right of a woman to have an abortion.
68% of the 3155 men who have completed the 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?' activity support the right of a woman to have an abortion.
75% of the 996 women without religion who have completed the 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?' activity support the right of a woman to have an abortion.
82% of the 2014 men without religion who have completed the 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?' activity support the right of a woman to have an abortion.
79% of the 356 women without religion from the United States who have completed the 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?' activity support the right of a woman to have an abortion.
82% of the 679 men without religion from the United States who have completed the 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?' activity support the right of a woman to have an abortion.
96% of the 1288 Christians who have completed 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?' have internally conistent beliefs about the issues surrounding abortion examined in this activity.
94% of the 3010 people of no religion who have completed 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?' have internally conistent beliefs about the issues surrounding abortion examined in this activity.
26% of the 1288 Christians who have completed 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?', and who are opposed to abortion, have a stated belief about the moral legitimacy of abortion that is contrary to way they responded to the issues surrounding abortion examined in this activity.
8% of the 3010 people of no religion who have completed 'Whose Body Is It Anyway?', and who are in favour of abortion rights, have a stated belief about the moral legitimacy of abortion that is contrary to way they responded to the issues surrounding abortion examined in this activity.