There has always been a divide between pro-choice and pro-life activists, both in religious and nonreligious sectors.

But according toPew Research Center, it is neither.

There are many Republicans who are pro-choice and many Democrats who are pro-life.

Pro-choice protest signs

Because of this, people often associate religious groups with being anti-abortion.

Orthodox Christians have similar views, although a bit more than half agree that abortions should be legal.

Abortion rights activists outside a Catholic church