- Nearly half of all pregnancies that occur in the United States every year are unintended. Of these unplanned pregnancies, forty percent are terminated by abortion. According to the NAF, one in three American women will have an abortion by the age of 45.
- Half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion
- Twenty-one percent of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in abortion
- In 2011, abortion reached its lowest point since 1973
- Women in their 20s account for more than half of all abortions: Women aged 20–24 obtain 33% of all abortions, and women aged 25–29 obtain 24%
- Thirty-seven percent of women obtaining abortions identify as Protestant and 28% identify as Catholic.
- When asked opinion on abortion
- Since the question was first asked in 1989, less than a quarter of those surveyed have called for an end to abortion. But the split between those who want it without restriction ,and those who would like to see more restrictions, has vacillated throughout the years. Currently, 41 percent of those surveyed called for more stringent limits, 34 percent said it should be available without restriction, and 23 percent preferred that it not be permitted at all.
- Men are more likely than women to say they would like to see stricter limits placed on abortions while women prefer to keep abortion available as it is now.
One death per every 530,000 abortions if you are at eight weeks or less
• One death per 17,000 abortions for pregnancies at 16–20 weeks
• One death per 6,000 abortions at 21 weeks and more.- Nearly half of all pregnancies that occur in the United States every year are unintended. Of these unplanned pregnancies, forty percent are terminated by abortion. According to the NAF, one in three American women will have an abortion by the age of 45.