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Abortions and Abortion Rates
Number of abortionsAbortion occurrence rate1State 19961992 1988 19961992 1988 Alabama 13,826 17,450 18,220 1418.2 18.7 Alaska 2,139 2,370 2,390 1516.5 18.2 Arizona 11,016 20,600 23,070 1124.…abortion
(Encyclopedia) abortion, expulsion of the products of conception before the embryo or fetus is viable. Any interruption of human pregnancy prior to the 28th week is known as abortion. The term…Roe v. Wade
(Encyclopedia) Roe v. Wade, case decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v. Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. The decision, written by…miscarriage
(Encyclopedia) miscarriage: see abortion.Legal Abortions and Legal Abortion Ratios in the U.S.
According to Selected Characteristics, 1973–2009 Characteristic197319751980198519901995199811999120002 2009 Number of legal abortions reported in thousandsCenters for Disease Control and…Brewer's: Abortive Flowers
are those which have stamens but no pistils. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Abou ebn SinaAbonde, Dame A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R…Global Abortion Rates
by Liz Olson Related Links Legal Abortions in Selected Countries Abortion in the United States World Health…Abortion in the United States
Incidence of Abortion Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and about 4 in 10 of these are terminated by abortion. 22% of all pregnancies (excluding miscarriages) end in…Legal Abortions in Selected Countries
Country 1985 1990 1995 2000 2003 2004 Bulgaria 132,041 144,644 97,023 61,378 48,035 - Canada 60,956 71,092 70,549 105,427 103,768 - Cuba…Abortion Rates in Western Industrialized Countries
Find the latest data on abortion rates in the world's leading nations. Country Rate per 1,000 United States 20.9 Australia 22.2 Sweden 18.7 Denmark 16.5 Canada 16.4…