Monday, January 16, 2012

Eye-Openers!

Worldwide


Number of abortions per year: Approximately 42 Million
Number of abortions per day: Approximately 115,000


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 United States
 
Number of abortions per year: 1.37 Million (1996)
Number of abortions per day: Approximately 3,700

 Ages:
  • 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% of abortions.
  • Girls under 15 account for 1.2% of abortions.  
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4 comments:

  1. Mr. TurtonJanuary 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    good stats and I'm glad to see you referenced your sources

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  2. Katie KJanuary 19, 2012 at 6:40 AM

    those numbers are absolutely crazy. i know abortion is a big problem, but i didn't realize how much abortions took place.

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    1. Lauren KocherJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:56 PM

      Yea it is a huge problem that needs to be solved in the right way.

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