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U.S. abortion statistics, 1973 and later

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Overview:

This section discusses U.S. abortion data starting in 1973 -- the year that early abortions were legalized across the country -- until the most recent available data.

Topics covered in this section:

• Terminology. How abortions are monitored
  
  
• The annual number of abortions and abortion rate in the U.S.
  
  
• U.S. abortion ratio by year. What influences the abortion number, rate and ratio?
  
  
• Comparison of U.S. and world data. Effect of emergency contraception.

Copyright © 2003 to 2010 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Originally written: 2003-JAN-4
Latest update: 2010-FEB-18
Author: B.A. Robinson

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