In 1972 there were 586,760 legal abortions but not all states reported in.
It can be compared to that according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there were 820,151 legal induced abortions in the US in 2005 but also not all states reported in. The true number was 1,2 million.
About 1,200,000.
1,2 million women and teens have abortions in the US every year in different clinics and hospitals. Some PPL clinics perform abortions and others refer to a doctor who can. How many they perform they will not reveal. Out of the clinics that performed abortions 3% of everything they did was abortions. But they did help prevent about 621,000 unintended pregnancies.
no abortions go back to the ancient Egyptians and probably before that. It was def around before the Nazis and many women died in backalley abortions.
The last statistics reported were from 2009. There were 784,507 abortions that year. So about 2,150 an hour.
The last statistics reported were from 2009. There were 784,507 abortions that year. So about 2,150 an hour.
Prior to Roe v. Wade, a total of 46 states had laws that either banned or severely restricted abortions. Only four states—New York, Washington, Hawaii, and Alaska—had more liberal abortion policies. The remaining states either criminalized all abortions or permitted them only in cases where the mother's life was at risk.
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Until this decision women had no control over their own body or not. Prior to Roe v Wade women who wanted an abortion had to leave the country or go to a back alley doctor. Many women died doing this.
Abortion was made legal in the US until the point of viability which is about 21-23 weeks. and fewer women die now in the US of illegal abortions than before Roe v. Wade. However the anti-abortion people have since rallied and passed many laws making abortion difficult to access and many counties do not have abortion providers and for many women, abortion is not a choice b/c they can't afford it or can't get it.
The right for women to have access to legal abortions.
The last statistics reported were from 2009. There were 13,651 abortions that year.
As many as you want (how many are you planning to have?)