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New research shows the far-reaching effects of the abortion bans that have proliferated the United States since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022. Three new studies have provided ...
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 color-coded map illustrates the current legal status of elective-specific abortion procedures in each of the individual states, U.S. territories, and federal district. [a] A colored border indicates a more stringent restriction or ban that is blocked by legal injunction.
Abortion is illegal after 6 weeks in Florida, [41] with exceptions for rape, incest, and human trafficking (up to 15 weeks), fetal abnormalities (before the third trimester), and, throughout pregnancy, if the pregnant woman's life is in danger. Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.
English: This graph shows the number of abortions in the U.S. and abortion ratios in the U.S. from 1973-2017. The abortion ratio is the number of abortions per 100 pregnancies ending in abortion or live birth. The data, collected by the Guttmacher Institute, is taken from the following documents: Jones, Rachel K.; Kooistra, Kathryn (March 2011).
Nearly two dozen US states have banned or severely restricted access to abortion. View CNN’s abortion law map to see where abortions are legal, banned, or in limbo.
Lindsey Graham says his 15-week federal abortion ban is a ban on "late-term" abortions. A normal pregnancy is 40 weeks. 15 weeks is barely into the 2nd trimester.
Misinformation related to abortion pertains to incorrect or misleading information related to abortion and its implications, including its medical, legal and societal effects. [1] Misinformation and disinformation related to abortion often stems from political , religious and social groups , particularly on social media.