More on Abortion

Here are some CDC statistics about abortions in the United States. The most recent stats are from 2001.

Statistics of note:

24.7% of pregnancies in the U.S. end in an induced abortion; this percent peaked at 36.4 in 1984.

59.1% of abortions in 2001 were performed during the first 8 weeks of gestation; 1.4 were performed after 21-or-more weeks of gestation.

18.1% of women seeking abortions in 2001 were teenagers.

The percent of women who have died as a result of an abortion has decreased from 4.1 in 1972 to 0.6 in 1997, the latest year on record.

The report lists no statistics on economic level.

See also The Abortion Plan