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Comparison of Induced Abortion Statistics for Pennsylvanians

Induced Abortions Performed in Pennsylvania by Age of Women

	Number of Induced Abortions (by year)
Age(Years)	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
14 or Under	304	285	269	269	245	226	53+	211	236
15-19	6,505	6,463	5,919	6,245	6,042	5,760	?	6,346	6,674
20-24	11,643	12,212	11,720	12,276	12,058	11,714	12,454	12,365	13,463
25-29	7,800	8,156	7,769	8,062	8,044	7,903	?	8,477	8,987
30-34	5,196	5,467	5,192	5,545	5,208	5,028	?	4,913	5,135
35-39	3,063	3,192	3,119	3,336	3,243	3,105	?	3,226	3,184
40-44	1,064	977	1,102	1,090	1,122	1,098	?	1,022	1,050
45 or Older	55	67	76	85	68	74	?	89	72
Unknown	0	1	1	0	0	1	?	14	6
TOTAL	35,630	36,820	35,167	36,908	36,030	34,909	36,731	36,663	38,807

Induced Abortions Performed in Pennsylvania by Weeks of Gestation

	Number on which Induced Abortions are performed (by year)
Weeks of Gestation	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2007	2008
8 or Less	18,528	20,031	19,049	20,722	20,152	19,632	21,201	22,427
9-10	7,452	7,400	7,087	6,959	6,747	6,574	7,313	7,368
11-12	3,710	3,602	3,593	3,735	3,618	3,506	3,641	3,869
13-14	1,880	1,766	1,693	1,904	1,904	1,777	2,146	2,244
15-17	1,157	1,182	1,219	1,118	1,293	1,272	1,423	1,690
18-20	781	732	630	560	589	550	672	860
21-23	393	312	232	217	214	156	267	349
24 or More	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	33,901	35,025	33,503	35,215	34,517	33,468	36,663	38,807

Note: Weeks of gestation are based on date of last menstrual period, not on date of conception.

Induced Abortions Performed In Pennsylvania by Race of Woman

	Number on which Induced Abortions are performed (by year)
Race of Woman	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2007	2008
White	17,612	18,655	18,290	19,346	19,236	18,695	20,032	19,923
Black	15,111	15,071	14,002	14,142	13,563	13,032	14,462	16,193
Asian/Pacific Isl.	1,148	1,241	1,150	1,450	1,427	1,454	?	?
Hispanic Origin	1,516	1,789	1,776	2,163	2,084	2,179	2,254	2,959
TOTAL	33,901	35,025	33,503	35,215	34,517	33,468	36,663	38,807

Note: The above categories are NOT mutually exclusive (their sum may not equal the total)

Induced Abortions Performed In Pennsylvania by Primary Type of Procedure

	Number on which Induced Abortions are performed (by year)
Primary Abortion Procedure	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Suction Cutterage	29,468	30,228	28,425	29,882	29,634	28,131	30,162	29,653	30,542
Dialation and Evacuation	3,123	2,620	2,338	1,787	1,421	1,454	2,335	2,828	2,801
Medical(Nonsurgical)	1,055	1,981	2,541	3,378	3,353	3,847	5+	4,140	5,407
Other	255	196	199	168	109	36	19+	5+	2+
TOTAL	33,901	35,025	33,503	35,215	34,517	33,468	?	36,663	38,807

Induced Abortions Performed in Pennsylvania by Marital Status of Woman

	Number on which Induced Abortions are performed (by year)
Marital Status	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2007	2008
Married	5,369	5,558	5,175	5,444	5,354	4,961	5,054	5,045
Unmarried	28,513	29,457	28,319	29,764	29,158	28,504	31,609	33,762
Unknown	19	10	9	7	5	3	0	0
TOTAL	33,901	35,025	33,503	35,215	34,517	33,468	36,663	38,807

Abortion in the United States - Statistics

There have been over 48 million abortions since 1973.
The annual number of abortions went from 744,600 in the first year of legalization, to a high of over 1.6 million in 1990. In 2003, there were 1,287,000.
There were over 3,500 abortions per day in 2003, 146 per hour, about one every 25 seconds.
For every 1,000 live births, there were 312 abortions in 2003.
There were more that 148,000 second and third trimester abortions in 2003.
In 2003, more children died from abortion than Americans died in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean, Vietnam and Gulf Wars combined.
A 2004 survey of women seeking abortions indicated that only about 7% of women cited typical �hard cases� (rape, incest, or some health concern with either the baby or the mother) as the primary reason they were seeking abortion.
An April 2004 Zogby Poll found that 56% of respondents support legal abortion in only three or fewer circumstances: when the pregnancy results from rape or incest, or when it threatens the life of the mother.
At an average cost of $372, the abortion business is a $400 million a year industry.
Nearly half of all abortions are obtained by women who have already had at least one abortion.

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