Fact #24: Abortion Facts You Don't Know (Part 2)

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Did you know…that nearly 1 in 5 pregnancies will end in abortion?

Did you know… most abortions occur early on in the pregnancy - with more than ¾ occurring during the first 9 weeks.
Did you know…that 59% of abortions were obtained by those who had at least one birth.

Did you know… that 75% of women receiving an abortion were considered poor or low-income.

REFERENCES:
https://www.axios.com/2022/05/04/abortion-surpreme-court-women-map
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2017.304042
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/slideshows/states-with-the-highest-abortion-rates
https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2018/about-half-us-abortion-patients-report-using-contraception-month-they-became
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/05/06/about-six-in-ten-americans-say-abortion-should-be-legal-in-all-or-most-cases/
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/fact-sheet/facts-about-the-us-black-population/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/05/01/almost-half-of-pregnancies-in-the-u-s-are-unplanned-theres-a-surprisingly-easy-way-to-change-that/

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