Abortion Statistics

 

St. Joseph County (2005)

Abortions: 769

Abortions by Race: White=560; Black=137; Other=6; Unknown=66

Abortions by Age: 10-14=5; 15-19=135; 20-24=255; 25-29=198; 30-34=88; 35-39=59; 40-44=20; 45+=0; Unknown=9

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St. Joseph County (2008)

Abortions: 730

Abortions by Race: White=565; Black=146; Other=19

Average Age: 24.15 years


Indiana (2005)

Total Abortions: 10.686

Abortions on Indiana Residents:

Abortions by Race: White=6,898; Black=3,084; Other=326; Unknown=378

Abortions by Age: 10-14=41; 15-19=1,716; 20-24=1,166; 25-29=3,676; 30-34=1,519; 35-39=844; 40-44=275; 45+=22; Unknown=117

Type of Procedure: Suction Curettage=9,461; Sharp Curettage=3; Dilation and Evacuation=76; Medical (Nonsurgical)=878; Other=142; Unknown=126

Type of Facility: Hospital=497; Clinic=10,189

Number of Previous Abortions: 0=5,732; 1=2,654; 2=925; 3=265; 4+=142; Unknown=968

Education Level: No High School Degree=15.4%; High School Degree=49.6%; Some College=25.3%;   Unknown=9.6%

Marital Status: Married=15.8%; Unmarried=82%; Unknown=2.2%

Abortions by weeks of gestation: Less than 9=60.8%; 9-12=31.4%; 13-15=2.2%; 16-20=1.1%;   Unknown=4.5%

Counties with abortion clinics: 5

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United States (2005)

Abortions (2005): 1.21 million

Abortions (1973-2005): 45 million

Abortions by Race: Black=37%; White=34%; Hispanic=22%; other=8%

Abortions by Age: 12-19=17%; 20-24=33%; 25+=50%

Abortions by Religion: Protestant=43%; Catholic=27%; Other=30%

Abortions by Marital Status: Married=66%; Unmarried=34%

Number of Abortion Clinics: 1,787

Abortion Clinics Providing Abortions After 20 Weeks: 20%

Average Cost of an Abortion: $413

Abortions by Weeks of Gestation: 4-12 weeks=89%; After 12 weeks=11%

Abortions by Procedure: Surgical=87%; Medical=13%

  • Nearly 50% of all pregnancies are unintended (40% among white women; 69% among black women; 54% among Hispanic women).
  • 40% of all unintended pregnancies end in abortion.
  • Each year, about 2% of women between 15 and 44 years old have an abortion.
  • 47% of women having an abortion have had at least one abortion before.
  • More than 50% of women will experience an unintended pregnancy by age 45.
  • 33% of women will have an abortion by age 45.
  • 60% of women who obtain abortions have other children.
  • 54% of women who obtained abortions were using a contraceptive method.
  • A parent was not informed in 40% of all abortions performed on minors.

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Other Facts

  • 35 states have parental consent or parental notification laws
  • 17 states use public funds to pay for abortions
  • 13% of all abortions are paid for with public funds (state)
  • Since Roe v. Wade, more than 50 million abortions have been performed in the U.S.