Facts
From Roe v Wade in 1973 through 2017, an estimated 60 million legal abortions have been performed in the United States- an average of about 1.4 million every year
About 1 in 4 US women will have an abortion before 45
A woman's risk of dying from an abortion is 0.6 in 100,000, while the risk of dying from birth is 14 times higher (8.8 in 100,000). The mortality rate of a colonoscopy is 40 times greater than that of an abortion.
Seven states (KY, MO, MS, ND, SD, WV, WY) only have 1 clinic left.
39% of women life in counties that do not provide abortions.
Abortion providers reached its peak of 2,908 providers in 1982, and has rapidly decreased since then. In 2014, there were only 1,671 abortion providers.
In 2018, 6194,820 abortions were reported to the CDC. The abortion rate was 11.3 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years. The abortion ratio was 189 abortions per 1,000 live births.
The percentage of women (15-49) in 2019 that used the pill: 14.0%
The percentage of women (15-49) in 2019 that used long-acting reversible contraception: 10.4%
The percentage of women (15-49) in 2019 that used female sterilization: 18.1%
The number of legal abortions reported in Illinois in 2018: 36,713 abortions
The number of legal abortions reported in Cook County in 2018: 23,189 abortions