Fast+Facts

FAST FACTS


 * For every 10 pregnancies, four will end in abortion
 * [|Approximately half] of all pregnancies are unintended
 * 24% of all pregnancies end in abortion
 * 52% of women choosing abortion are under the age of 25
 * 19% of women choosing abortion are teenagers
 * Married women account for 1/3 of all abortions
 * Among 18-19 year-old women, [|six in ten] pregnancies will occur
 * 47% of women having an abortion have previously had one
 * 55% of women having an abortion have previously gave birth to a child
 * 14,000 abortions occur due to rape or incest
 * The risk of death during an abortion is ten times lower than the risk of death during child birth
 * On average, worldwide, a woman will have one abortion during her lifetime
 * Abortion was illegal between the 1800s to 1973 in the United States

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