Religion, Christian Nationalism and Abortion attitudes in the US

Overturning Roe v. Wade and the denial of women's right to abortion in the American democracy caused polemics all over the world and brought the influence and role of religion on politics in the US to the fore. The decision itself is claimed to have been made partially for religious reasons, which largely influenced the White Evangelical Christians to become the main culprits for this decision. Although some research findings show that among this religious group there is a certain number of those who are against the prohibition of abortion at the state level or at least point out that they are not interested in such an issue, in the eyes of the public, in the US but also outside of it, they have become responsible for it. The religious leaders of the White Evangelical Churches claim that the overthrow of Roe v. Wade caused a lot of damage and influenced their churches to be perceived without foundation as a seat of sexism. Who really advocates for overturning Roe v. Wade in the US? What does that have to do with religion and what with politics? Using data from the 2021 General Social Survey, we analyze the relationship between religious affiliation and Christian Nationalism toward elective and traumatic abortion.