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Religiosity and Public Attitudes toward Abortion among Turkish Adults: from an Islamic Perspective
Türk Yetişkinlerin Dindarlığı ve Kürtaja Yönelik Toplumsal Tutumları: İslami Perspektiften
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Abstract For several decades, a handful of studies have examined the relationship between religion and abortion; they particularly pay attention to public attitudes. However, fewer quantitative studies have considered Muslims' attitudes toward abortion. This study explores a new religious and traditional per... view more
For several decades, a handful of studies have examined the relationship between religion and abortion; they particularly pay attention to public attitudes. However, fewer quantitative studies have considered Muslims' attitudes toward abortion. This study explores a new religious and traditional perspective that comes from Islam and also enhances the existing literature on the topic of religion and abortion. The significance of this study is based on the fact that Turkey, as well as its importance of geographical location and cultural heritage in today's world, is one of two Muslim-populated countries in which performing abortion is legal. In order to measure the pulse of the public about this topic, we used data from the fourth wave of the European Value Study (2008). Our purpose is to display how religious factors influence people’s attitudes toward practicing abortion in the cases, "Women who are not married" and "A couple who does not want more children." The findings indicate that people who have a high level of religiosity are more likely to disapprove of the practice of abortion. This finding also can be a considerable indicator of public attitudes regarding abortion to contribute to probable changes in the abortion policy of Turkey.... view less
Keywords
Turkey; sociology of religion; religiousness; abortion; Islam; attitude; Muslim; EVS
Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Family Policy, Youth Policy, Policy on the Elderly
Free Keywords
ZA4800: European Values Study 2008: Integrated Dataset (EVS 2008)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 433-456
Journal
Sakarya Üniversitesi Ilahiyat Fakültesi dergisi, 22 (2020) 42
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17335/sakaifd.784869
ISSN
1304-6535
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed