What is abortion, exactly?
An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus, such as:
Statistics
- In 2017, an estimated 862,320 abortions took place in the United States alone. Michigan Stadium ("The Big House") is the largest stadium in the United States and the second largest in the world, able to seat roughly 115,000 people. Now imagine a crowd of people 7.5 times that size... aborted... gone.
- In 2015, unmarried women accounted for 86% of all abortions (source: Center for Disease Control).
- Adolescents under 15 years obtained .03% of all 2015 abortions; women aged 15–19 years accounted for less than 10% (CDC). Teen pregnancy is not the primary issue, here.
Reasons women get an abortion, sorted least to most common:
Percentage |
Reason |
|---|---|
| <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 / unspecified |
Statistics provided by
Abort73.com
(2004)
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