How Many Women In the U.S. Will Have An Abortion? (Page 1)
How many women in the world will? I mean over their entire reproductive lifetimes, from age say 15 to 45 (just an approximation), how many women will have at least one abortion during that time?
Please answer in percentages. Thanks.
The reason I ask this is that it seems to me that some pro-life people think abortion is:
1) rare
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2) something that no one they know would ever do, or have ever done.
Please answer in percentages. Thanks.
The reason I ask this is that it seems to me that some pro-life people think abortion is:
1) rare
and
2) something that no one they know would ever do, or have ever done.
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Is this just a guess or do I get to look up stats?
As a guess I would say half of all reproductive age women will have an abortion in their lifetime.
As a guess I would say half of all reproductive age women will have an abortion in their lifetime.
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The actual statistic is at about half if I recall correctly. 1 in 2 women, 5 in 10, etc, will have an abortion in their lifetime.
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No fair!! Eiri beat me to the stat.. 
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There are many myths and misconceptions about who gets abortions, and why. The fact is that the women who have abortions come from all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds. If current rates continue, it is estimated that 35% of all women of reproductive age in America today will have had an abortion by the time they reach the age of 45.3
http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/fa cts/women_who.html
http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/fa cts/women_who.html
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| meblonde01 wrote: |
| There are many myths and misconceptions about who gets abortions, and why. The fact is that the women who have abortions come from all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds. If current rates continue, it is estimated that 35% of all women of reproductive age in America today will have had an abortion by the time they reach the age of 45.3
http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/fa cts/women_who.html |
Yes, 35% sounds like the correct percentage.
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| futureshock wrote: |
| How many women in the world will? I mean over their entire reproductive lifetimes, from age say 15 to 45 (just an approximation), how many women will have at least one abortion during that time?
Please answer in percentages. Thanks. The reason I ask this is that it seems to me that some pro-life people think abortion is: 1) rare and 2) something that no one they know would ever do, or have ever done. |
I used to think it was rare, but then where I am from it is rare, but here I living here in the continental US I don't think it is rare and I know people who have done it.
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I used to think it was rare, but then where I am from it is rare, but here I living here in the continental US I don't think it is rare and I know people who have done it. |
What makes you think it is rare around where you live?
Here are the most common stats:
According to statistics from Focus on the Family, 44% of all American women will have an abortion at some point in their lifetime.
http://newbeginningsadoptions.com/pregnant /abortion.php
Did you know that 43% of American women will have an abortion by the age of 45??? That is nearly 50% of the women you know â 50% of the women standing here. And every abortion involves more than one person â the womanâs partner â husband â boyfriend â best friend â mom â sister â dad â auntâ¦..
Our patients are constantly AMAZED when we tell them that 43% of women will have an abortion in their lifetime.
http://abortionclinicdays.blogs.com/aborti onclinicdays/2004/01/amys_roe_speech.html
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| futureshock wrote: | ||||
What makes you think it is rare around where you live? Here are the most common stats: According to statistics from Focus on the Family, 44% of all American women will have an abortion at some point in their lifetime. http://newbeginningsadoptions.com/pregnant /abortion.php Did you know that 43% of American women will have an abortion by the age of 45??? That is nearly 50% of the women you know â 50% of the women standing here. And every abortion involves more than one person â the womanâs partner â husband â boyfriend â best friend â mom â sister â dad â auntâ¦.. Our patients are constantly AMAZED when we tell them that 43% of women will have an abortion in their lifetime. http://abortionclinicdays.blogs.com/aborti onclinicdays/2004/01/amys_roe_speech.html |
humm these sites look pretty bias! from an abortion clinic.?
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I used to think it was rare, but then where I am from it is rare, but here I living here in the continental US I don't think it is rare and I know people who have done it. |
Is it legal in PR? Wait...do they have the same laws as the continental US?
I have no idea...
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humm these sites look pretty bias! from an abortion clinic.? |
Hm, don't you think that if the abortion clinic was being biased, it would say abortion was rare, not common?
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If you looked closely, you'd see the first quote was from a pro-life site.
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I think that's right. I posted similar stats somewhere else and I seem to remember they said about half.
They were from a pro choice site, if it makes any difference. But it seems that the two sides are pretty much in agreement about this.
Focus on the family being obviously pro life, and planned parenthood being obviously pro choice.
They were from a pro choice site, if it makes any difference. But it seems that the two sides are pretty much in agreement about this.
Focus on the family being obviously pro life, and planned parenthood being obviously pro choice.
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Good post Future.. thanks for the data. 
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Thank-you and you are welcome.
I think it's a very nice attribute of this site that people are so polite and appreciative of others.
I think it's a very nice attribute of this site that people are so polite and appreciative of others.
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Is it legal in PR? Wait...do they have the same laws as the continental US? I have no idea... |
Yes, abortion is legal in PR but being legal or not won't affect the stats.
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Hm, don't you think that if the abortion clinic was being biased, it would say abortion was rare, not common? |
Nobody can assure that 43% of women will have an abortion in their lifetime. That is just a assumption. If birth control become more effective, if more education goes on and so on that number could decrease to 10% for example. Abortion is not like cancer. The only thing you can do tell is that now 43% or whatever the number is what we have now. Next year it could be different.
And by the way hearing 43% are having an abortion is quite horrifying news. What is the message they want to say? That because 43% women are having abortions then abortion is a common thing that we should follow and that I shouldn't feel bad if I do? The higher the number of abortions then the more shame for the country. I pray my country don't ever get to that level.
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there you go again, comparing the us to your country.
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Yes, abortion is legal in PR but being legal or not won't affect the stats. |
Well, if it were illegal it wouldn't be as accurately reported...right?
Does PR have the same laws regarding gestation timing and such as the Continental US?
The whole "US Territory" thing is confusing to me...
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| HcoBrunette06 wrote: |
| there you go again, comparing the us to your country. |
Yeah, I don't get the different country thing, either.
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