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> And Protestants weren’t against abortion until recently, because they defined themselves as against Catholicism. Did they really have to have an official pos

• rat87 4y ago
  Protestants aren't pretty fractured but a number of groups even fairly conservative ones(like southern Baptist convention) didn't care or were pro choice. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ukju68/in_1973_the_southern_baptist_conventions_news/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/ukju68/in_19...
  • robonerd 4y ago
    You're using the past tense, but even today they're fractured. 24% of white evangelical protestants are pro-choice; 60% of white (not evangelical) protestants are pro choice, and 66% of black protestants are pro-choice. If we narrow consideration to just white evangelical protestants, a 24% / 74% split is clearly a strong trend against abortion. Even so, 1 in 4 is by no means rare. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/fact-sheet/public-opinion-on-abortion/ https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/fact-sheet/public-opini...
    • rat87 4y ago
      I meant more that there are many different denominations that claim to be Protestant, many taking different opinions on abortion. Not that opinion among lay protestants is not 100% which I agree with