Degree of Religiousness Predicts Likelihood of Abortion
A new study in Social Science Quarterly indicates that women who identify themselves as more religious are less likely to undergo an abortion than their nonreligious counterparts. The study indicates that this is partially because religious women are less likely to get pregnant outside of marriage and more likely to get married if they do.
Interestingly, the authors are quoted as follows in a press release from Blackwell Publishing:
“Religious influences on attitudes are much more powerful than religious influences on behavior,” the authors note. “While religion is the main reason for differences in abortion attitudes, religion is a relatively minor reason for differences in abortion behavior.”
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1 opinion for Degree of Religiousness Predicts Likelihood of Abortion
Nicole
Feb 2, 2008 at 3:42 am
Kristen,
Although I am currently too lazy to actually research the theory I am about to spout, I think it’s critical to consider.
This information seems to convenient, almost as thought its significance may have more to do with those that funded and and ran the research. I wonder if it was a church, those of religious interests or a company otherwise connected to a religious sect.
That I’d have to know before I’d ever determine whether this was legitimate. :)
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