Well, the abortion definition according to Dictionary.com is the “deliberate termination of human pregnancy or any of various surgical methods for terminating a pregnancy, especially during the first six months.” It goes on to say “the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.” But this definition doesn’t help anybody so read on..
Here are some facts about abortion:
There are two kinds of abortions in the USA that are legal. The first kind of abortion is an in-clinic and the second kind of abortion is through the taking of an abortion pill. Abortions in the USA are quite common. Almost one third of all women before the age of 45 have an abortion. There are approximately 42 million abortions that take place worldwide every year. This is equal to 115,000 abortions every single day. 83% of these abortions occur in underdeveloped countries, and only the remaining 17% happen in developed countries. In the United States there are approximately 1.37 million abortions every year which comes out to 3,700 abortions every day. However, this statistic was taken in 1996 and therefore may be outdated.
Abortion facts and abortion statistics
- About 88% of abortions are done within the first trimester.
- About 59% happen within the first 8 weeks
- 19% happen in weeks nine and ten.
- 10% in weeks 11 and 12.
- 1% of total abortions happen only due to serious health reasons.
- 66% of all abortions are done by women who have never been married
- 49% of the abortions resulted from pregnancies due to condoms breaking or being used incorrectly.
- About half of the women going to get their first abortions didn’t use any kind of contraception.
Read Abortion Surveillance at CDC.gov for more information.
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Here are some facts on who is having abortions:
60% of women who have abortions are white women, however black women are 3 times as likely to have an abortion and Hispanic women are twice as likely.
28.7% of women who obtain abortions have a family income of less than 15k.
19% of the women who obtain abortions have a family with income from 15k to 30k.
1% of all women have abortions due to unfortunate circumstances. 6% of abortions are obtained due to a potential health risk for either the mother or the child.
For the longest time people believed that abortion caused psychological problems but it turns out that abortion does NOT cause psychological distress. There is no such thing as “post-abortion syndrome”. It seems that post abortion syndrome was made up for political reasons. The research that proved that there is no such thing as post abortion syndrome was done by U.S. researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.
A lot of places on the net have information an abortion. If you are simply interested in abortion and would like to learn about the history of abortion then check out an article on about.com.
Some things to keep in mind:
There are a lot of things to consider when researching the abortion topic. But research on your own can only get you so far. If this research is ment for a serious decision, it is important to consult an expert or your doctor. Please do not base any serious decision on these facts alone. If however, you are simply interested in these facts and would like to know more about this debate and the points that each individual side makes, feel free to continue reading. Check out the pros and cons pages for details on each side of the abortion argument. There are always more points being made and there will always be new improvements in technology that will either bring up more points or make the previous ones invalid. It is, therefore important to keep up to do date on the abortion topic.