Abortions:
- Half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and about four in 10 of these end in abortion. [Source]
- About half of American women will have an unintended pregnancy, [Source] and nearly 3 in 10 will have an abortion, by age 45.[Source]
- Overall, the abortion rate decreased 8% between 2000 and 2008, but abortion increased 18% among poor women, while decreasing 28% among higher-income women.[Source]
- 58% are in their 20s;
- 61% have one or more children;
- 56% are unmarried and not cohabiting;
- 69% are economically disadvantaged; and
- 73% report a religious affiliation.
- 58% are in their 20s;