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Abortion Statistics: What’s In A Number?
from:Considering the moral and legal arguments of abortion, statistics show that the numbers of women having abortions are very great. It would seem that even though many countries have made, or are trying to make abortion illegal, women will still seek out alternatives, sometimes at the risk of their own lives. Abortion statistics tell us a lot about the effectiveness of making abortion illegal.
According to abortion statistics, every year 46 million women have an abortion. Of these 46 million women, 26 million will have their procedures in a country where abortion is illegal. But the other 20 million women seek out abortions in countries where abortion is illegal. In the entire world, 26% of pregnancies are terminated by induced abortion. For example, in the Netherlands, 10.6% of pregnancies are aborted. This is a relatively low number compared to Russia, where 62.6% of all pregnancies are terminated.
By using abortion statistics, we can also learn about when abortions are commonly performed. In the United States, for example, most abortions – about 86.7% - are performed in the first trimester, or the first 12 weeks of gestation. 9.9% of abortions are done between 13 and 20 weeks, and only 1.4% of all abortions in the US are done at 21 weeks or later. In England and in Wales, 87.6% of all abortions performed were done in the first trimester. 10.7% were done between 13 and 19 weeks. Only 1.5% of abortions occurred at or after the 20 week mark.
Abortion statistics also provide us with information about how abortions are performed. In the United States, 91.3% of abortions were performed by vacuum aspiration procedures like Manual Vacuum Aspiration, Electric Vacuum Aspiration, Dilation and Curettage, and Dilation and Evacuation. 5.2% were done by using mifepristone, a chemical abortion method. 0.8% were done by intrauterine instillation, and 1.5% by hysterectomy or hysterotomy. In the United States in 2000, there were 2200 Intact Dilation and Extraction abortions performed; these made up approximately 0.17% of all abortions performed that year in the US. In England and Wales, the methods varied slightly. 76% used vacuum aspiration methods like Manual Vacuum Aspiration and Electric Vacuum Aspiration. 4% used Dilation and Evacuation. Chemical abortions made up 19% of abortions, and 1% were done by feticide. Feticide is defined as an intentional kick or puncture to the abdomen to produce a miscarriage.
These numbers are obviously only meant to represent the reported pregnancies and abortions done in the countries listed above. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to know how many women yearly seek alternative means of abortion like back-alley abortions and herbal abortions.
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At 40, Memphis abortion clinic gets bold with its mission The Tennessean Like at other abortion clinics, the staff and patients must regularly walk by protesters to enter the building. The clinic has suffered vandalism and been threatened with violence. Two years ago, the clinic's leaders decided to be bolder about its ... |
KCTV 5Judge: Abortion clinics pay own attorney costs - KCTV Kansas City
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First Edition: May 21, 2012 - Kaiser Family Foundation
First Edition: May 21, 2012 Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby reports: "Higher prices charged by hospitals, outpatient centers and other providers drove up health care spending at double the rate of inflation during the economic downturn– even as patients consumed ... |
Nashville pregnancy center helps women sort out warring emotions - The Tennessean
Nashville pregnancy center helps women sort out warring emotions The Tennessean As the news sunk in, she sat in front of her computer and Googled “abortion clinics in Nashville” and followed the search results to Hope Clinic for Women. White, who is now 20 but was 19 at the time, picked up the phone and made an appointment. |
SpaceX Launch Aborted at last moment, No Launching Tuesday - Fellow GEEK
SpaceX Launch Aborted at last moment, No Launching Tuesday Fellow GEEK The abortion happened at T minus .5 seconds. Apparently engine number 5 was displaying excessive pressure in the combustion chamber, something that could cause the rocket to explode. Which is generally not a good thing. |