Role of the Catholic Church in the debate on abortion in Argentina 2018

This statistic depicts the results of an opinion poll on abortion carried out in Argentina in March 2018. During the survey, 63 percent of respondents stated that the Catholic Church should stay out of the debate on abortion policies in Argentina.

Public opinion on the role of the Catholic Church in the debate on abortion policies in Argentina as of March 2018

Characteristic	Share of respondents
The Catholic Church should influence the beliefs and actions of politicians and the general public	23%
The Catholic Church should stay out of the debate	63%
Do not know	14%

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Release date

March 2018

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Region

Argentina

Survey time period

March 3 to 5, 2018

Number of respondents

1,561 respondents*

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* The source does not specify the age of respondents.
The original question posed during the survey was: "Respecto a la posición de la Iglesia: ¿Usted considera que debe tener influencia/injerencia sobre la política en torno al aborto, es decir sobre lo que hacen y piensan los gobernantes, e individuos, o debería mantenerse al margen?"
The wording chosen for this statistic may slightly differ from the original.

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