
More than 60 Million babies have been legally aborted since 1973.
Why do women have abortions?
<0.5% Victim of rape
3% Fetal health problems
4% Physical health problems
4% Would interfere with education or career
7% Not mature enough to raise a child
8% Don't want to be a single mother
19% Done having children
23% Can't afford a baby
25% Not ready for a child
6% Other
How many abortions are happening yearly?
1996 --1,360,000
2000 -- 1,310,000
2002 -- 1,290,000
2005 -- 1,210,000
2008 -- 1,210,000
2011 --1,060,000
2014 -- 926,240
2017 -- 862,320
Black women were more than 3.5 times more likely to have an abortion than white women.
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Total number of abortions in the U.S. 1973-2018: 61.8 million+
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186 abortions per 1,000 live births (according to the Centers for Disease Control)
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U.S. Abortions in 2017: ~862,320 (Guttmacher Institute)from: https://www.all.org/learn/abortion/abortion-statistics/
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Abortions per day: 2362+ (GI)
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Abortions per hour: 98+ (GI)
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1 abortion every 96 seconds (GI)
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13.5 abortions / 1000 women aged 15-44 in 2017 (GIFrom: https://www.all.org/learn/abortion/abortion-statistics/
Medication abortions increased from 5% of all abortions in 2001 to 39% in 2017, even while the overall number of abortions declined.
from: https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/induced-abortion-united-states
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