Mark Twain once stated:
"There are lies, then damned lies and then there are statistics."
Bobby
> Good Morning, I was referencing my favorite unbaised
>sites for someone and noticed they had an abortion section. I copied the
>basic info and you are certainly welcome to check it out further for
>yourself http://www.religioustolerance.org/abortion.htm . I found a
>number of facts surprising. Since Abortion sites seem to be run primarily
>by Pro-Lifers their figures are slanted to relfect their position. One
>site I looked at extroplated the figure out to 4 million a year - this
>would mean almost 100% of pregancies in this country would end in
>abortions. It is interesting to note - it is more taumatic for women to
>put their children up for adoption, than to have an abortion.
>Approximately 2/3 of people are Pro-Choice. Pro-Choice does not mean
>pro-abortion - it means giving people a choice. One thing no one ever
>mentions is 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in a miscarriages - this would figure
>should also apply to the aborted fetus'. I tend to agree with the
>statement below. "Contrary to popular accusation, it is not the
>decision to abort but the decision to have a child that is treated with
>insufficient gravity in our society". Kathleen Quinn, Mother Jones,
>November/December 1993.
>Brightest Blessing Trisha
>Abortion Data
>
>US Abortion data provided in 1995 by Planned Parenthood, National Center
>for Health Statistics, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and
>other sources indicate:
>
> Numbers of abortions:
>The number of legal abortions increased from 1970, until it
>reached an all time high in 1984 at 36.4 abortions for every
>100 live births. The rate has gradually declined to 33.5 in
>1992 and 31.1 in 1995. The abortion rate for
>1996 was 20 per year per 1000 women ages 15 to 44. This was
>unchanged >from the previous year.
>The total number of legal abortions increased slightly from
>1995 (at 1,210,883) to 1996 (at 1,221,585) 16 This is an
>increase of 0.89%. since the national population increased by
>about 0.92% from mid-1995 to mid-1996, 17 the
>abortion per-capita rate has decreased slightly.
>The Center for Disease Control and Prevention figures for
>1996, released in 1999-JUL, showed that the highest abortion
>rate is in California (39 per year per 1000 women ages 15 to
>44). California was followed by New York (37), Florida (27),
>Delaware (26) Rhode Island (24). The lowest was Wyoming with
>2. These numbers are probably influenced by state laws. Tough
>state regulations will cause significant numbers of women to
>travel to a nearby state for abortions. This will reduce the rate of
>abortions in their state of origin and increase the rate in nearby
>states. 92% of abortions were obtained
>within the woman's state of residence. The
>number of illegal abortions are probably rising, due to the
>increase in parental notification and consent laws. There are
>no data available, for obvious reasons.
>Worldwide, about 46 million women have abortions. This
>represents 22% of the 210 million pregnancies that occur
>yearly. 18 When abortions are done:
>Up to 7 weeks: 13.8% 19 During
>the 7th week: 15.2% 19 During
>the 8th week: 20.9% 19 During
>the first 8 weeks: slightly more than half 16 or
>49% 19 During the 9th or 10th week:
>24.6% 19 During the first 10 weeks:
>74.5% 19 During the first 12 weeks: 88%
>16 During first trimester: about
>91% During second trimester: about
>9% Elective terminations during
>third trimester: essentially none; one source estimates 100 (0.01%);
>others estimate a few thousand. Required
>hysterotomies: about 4,000/yr. (0.2%)
>D&X Abortions: estimates range from 450 per year (0.02%) to
>ten times that number. This datum is hotly debated. One
>source claims over 1000 D&X abortions are performed in the
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