Abortions in Brazil by religion 2016

This statistic shows the results of a survey on abortion in Brazil as of June 2016. When asked whether they professed any religion, 141 Brazilian women who had had an abortion said they were catholics.

Abortions in Brazil as of June 2016, by religion

Characteristic	Number of respondents
Catholic	141
Evangelical / Protestant / Non-Catholic Christian	63
Other	18
No religion / Atheist	27
Did not answer	2

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Release date

September 2016

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Region

Brazil

Survey time period

June 2 to 9, 2016

Number of respondents

251 Respondents (out of a total of 2,002 surveyed)

Age group

18-39 years

Special properties

Including both criminalized and decriminalized abortions; Only among literate women

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The research paper was written by Dr. Debora Diniz, Dr. Marcelo Medeiros and Dr. Alberto Madeiro.
The survey was conducted only in urban areas and among literate women, since one of the data collection methods involved filling up a personal, anonymous questionnaire.
In Brazil, abortion is decriminalized in three cases: if the pregnancy is a result of rape, if performing an abortion is the only way to save the woman's life, or if the fetus suffers from anencephaly.

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