A recent survey by the National University of Costa Rica (UNA), entitled “The Study of the Perception of the Costa Rican Population on Values and Religious Practices 2024” claims to have shed new light on the nation’s views regarding abortion, revealing deep divides among different age and education groups. The Study of the Perception of the Costa Rican Population on Values and Religious Practices 2024, conducted by UNA, revealed that 70% of the population is “inclined to reject abortion”.
Only 11% of those surveyed were entirely in favour of abortion, while the remaining 19% justified their positions without providing a clear answer. According to the UNA study—which surveyed a representative sample of the population — people over 55 years of age were the most opposed to abortion (82% against and 4% in favour), while 44% of individuals between ages 18 and 24 also considered it unacceptable. Additionally, 100% of those with no schooling stated that abortion was “never acceptable,” a percentage that decreased as the level of education increases.
SOURCE: Tico Times, 15 February 2025
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This post on Wikipedia says that recent discussion of creating a “Technical Norm” in Costa Rica to regulate therapeutic abortion is a ‘hot issue’, as the Evangelical parties (who are said to have a large bloc in the Legislative Assembly) vigorously oppose it. It also says that as Catholicism is the state religion, its representatives are very active in places such as the government and in hospitals.