Sponsored by Arizona Right to Lifeand Life Educational Corporation
Background - Statistics
|
In the latest study conducted by the Alan Guttmacher Institute, Planned Parenthood's research organization, 24% of all pregnancies end from induced abortions. Here is the breakdown of those who get abortions and the reasons why:
· 52% of U.S. women obtaining abortions are younger than 25: Women aged 20-24 obtain 33% of all abortions, and teenagers obtain 19%.
· Black women are more than 3 times as likely as white women to have an abortion, and Hispanic women are 2 1/2 times as likely. · 43% of women obtaining abortions identify themselves as Protestant, and 27% identify themselves as Catholic. · 2/3 of all abortions are among never-married women. · Over 60% of abortions are among women who have had 1 or more children. · On average, women give at least 3 reasons for choosing abortion: 3/4 say that having a baby would interfere with work, school or other responsibilities; about 2/3 say they cannot afford a child; and 1/2 say they do not want to be a single parent or are having problems with their husband or partner.
You can read the complete article stating these statistics HERE.
In a separate study conducted by Dr. David Reardon of the Elliot Institute, it was found that 53% felt "forced" into an abortion by someone else (parents, boyfriend, friends, etc.) and 65% felt "forced" by their circumstances. Conversely, 83% stated they would have kept the pregnancy if they had been encouraged to do so by one or more other persons, and 84% would have kept the pregnancy under "better circumstances".
Click HERE to view a chart of the reasons why women choose abortion. 
The Arizona Life Coalition has put together this 6-page document of questions and answers to further help you understand who gets abortions and why they make the choices that they do. Click the image on the right to read the Abortion Q&A.
|