Abortion Facts Center for Bio-Ethical Reform

The following is a list of useful abortion statistics as well as some facts on abortifacients. All abortion numbers are derived
from pro-abortion sources courtesy of The Alan Guttmacher Institute and Planned Parenthood's Family Planning
Perspectives. Click here for the Guttmacher Institute's latest fact sheet on abortion.

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 Number of abortions per year: Approximately 42 Million
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 UNITED STATES
 Number of abortions per year: 1.37 Million (1996)
Number of abortions per day: Approximately 3,700
 Who's having abortions (age)?
52% of women obtaining abortions in the U.S. are younger than 25: Women aged 20-
24 obtain 32% of all abortions; Teenagers obtain 20% and girls under 15 account for
1.2%.
 Why women have abortions
1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of
potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all
abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient).
Data courtesy of http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html
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The following is a list of useful abortion statistics as well as some facts on abortifacients. All abortion numbers are derived
http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html
from pro-abortion sources courtesy of The Alan Guttmacher Institute and Planned Parenthood's Family Planning
Perspectives. Click here for the Guttmacher Institute's latest fact sheet on abortion.
Data from The Alan Guttmacher Institute and
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Abortion Facts Center for Bio-Ethical Reform
The following is a list of useful abortion statistics as well as some facts on abortifacients. All abortion numbers are derived
from pro-abortion sources courtesy of The Alan Guttmacher Institute and Planned Parenthood's Family Planning
Perspectives. Click here for the Guttmacher Institute's latest fact sheet on abortion.

 WORLDWIDE
 Number of abortions per year: Approximately 42 Million
Number of abortions per day: Approximately 115,000
 Where abortions occur:
83% of all abortions are obtained in developing countries and 17% occur in developed
countries.
 © Copyright 1996-2008, The Alan Guttmacher Institute. (www.agi-usa.org)
 UNITED STATES
 Number of abortions per year: 1.37 Million (1996)
Number of abortions per day: Approximately 3,700
 Who's having abortions (age)?
52% of women obtaining abortions in the U.S. are younger than 25: Women aged 20-
24 obtain 32% of all abortions; Teenagers obtain 20% and girls under 15 account for
1.2%.
 Why women have abortions
1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of
potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all
abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient).
Data courtesy of http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html