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Statistics |
Indiana 2003
Number of abortions: 11,458
*
Abortions on Indiana Residents: 10,936 (95.4%)
* Counties which have abortion clinics: Allen, Lake, Marion, Monroe, St.
Joseph
* 10,966 (95.7%) were performed in clinics, the other 492 (4.3%) were
performed in hospitals
* 70 were performed on girls between the ages of 10-14
* the majority were performed on women under 24 years of age (comprising
51.1%)
* 100 abortions were performed on babies between 16-20 weeks gestation
(4-5 months)
St. Joseph County: 731 abortions
*
55.5% were performed on women between 20-29 years of age
* 4 were performed on girls 10-14
For the full report go here.
United
States in 2002
*In 2002, 1.29 million abortions took place, down from an estimated 1.36
million in 1996.
* From 1973 through 2002, more than 42 million legal abortions occurred.
* 88% of abortions occur during the first 6 to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
* 60% of abortions are performed on women who already have one or more
children.
* 47% of abortions are performed on women who have already had one or
more abortions.
*Black women are more than 3 times as likely as white women to
have an abortion, and Hispanic women are 2 1/2 times as likely
*54% of women having abortions used a contraceptive method during
the month they became pregnant. 76% of pill users and 49% of condom users
reported using the methods inconsistently, while 13% of pill users and
14% of condom users reported correct use.
*5.7% of abortions are performed after 16 weeks (1.4% of these
are after 21 weeks, or five months)
for the full report go here.
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