According to a survey carried out in 2020 by the Pew Research Centre in India, 38 percent of men felt that abortion should be legal in India. Similarly, the share of women who shared the same sentiment was 37 percent.
Public opinion on abortion laws in 2020 in India, by gender
22,975 Hindus, 3,336 Muslims, 1,782 Sikhs, 1,011 Christians, 719 Buddhists, 109 Jains and 67 respondents who belong to another religion or are religiously unaffiliated
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Pew Research Center. (March 2, 2022). Public opinion on abortion laws in 2020 in India, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302396/india-public-opinion-on-abortion-laws/
Pew Research Center. "Public opinion on abortion laws in 2020 in India, by gender." Chart. March 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302396/india-public-opinion-on-abortion-laws/
Pew Research Center. (2022). Public opinion on abortion laws in 2020 in India, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302396/india-public-opinion-on-abortion-laws/
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