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Abortion in the U.S. by gestational age, 2016 [320] According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2011, most (64.5%) abortions were performed by ≤8 weeks' gestation, and nearly all (91.4%) were performed by ≤13 weeks' gestation. Few abortions (7.3%) were performed between 14 and 20 weeks' gestation or at ≥21 weeks' gestation (1.4%).
The abortion rate then rose from 2018 through 2020. During the 1980s, the population of women of childbearing age grew faster than the abortion rate fell, so the annual number of abortions performed did not peak until 1990, at about 1.6 million abortions. The number of abortions generally fell from 1991 through 2017, and rose thereafter.
This category contains articles which are related to abortion, abortion law, the abortion debate, or the history of abortion within the United States. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
Abortion is legal in California up to the point of fetal viability, or after that if necessary to preserve the life or health (including mental health) of the pregnant woman. Nurse-midwives and other non-physician qualified medical personnel with proper training may perform abortion procedures early in pregnancy.
Country Rate per . 1,000 women per year Number of abortions per year Year Age range Greenland 84.7 870 2022 [7] [8]: 17–64 Vietnam 64.0 1,630,000 2019 [9]: 15–49 Madagascar
Abortion clinics may be private or public medical practices or nonprofit organizations. In 27 major cities, and much of rural America, most people live 100 miles or more from an abortion clinic. [2] Regulations for abortions in the United States include state licensing requirements, federal workplace safety requirements, and association ...
In present-day English, the term abortion, when used without further qualification, generally refers to induced abortion. [6] A pregnancy can be intentionally aborted in several ways. The abortion method depends upon the gestational age of the embryo or fetus, which gains mass as the pregnancy progresses.
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