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[00:00:00]in 10 US adults say they favor abortion rights. That's according to a new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute. NPR's Jason D. Rose reports that majorities across most religious traditions say that abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

[00:00:17]>> Support for abortion rights has risen among some religious groups and declined among others. According to the survey, 70% of black Protestants now favor abortion being legal in all or most cases. That's up from 56% in 2010.

[00:00:32]Meanwhile, favorability has dropped slightly among mainline Protestants and white Catholics, but majorities of both groups still favor abortion rights.

[00:00:40]Overall, the four religious groups without majority support are Hispanic Protestants, Latter-day Saints, white evangelical Protestants, and Jehovah's Witnesses. PRRI surveyed more than 22,000 people from all 50 states. Jason D.

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