Here are some facts regarding the murder of unborn children:
In 2010, 85% of all a******ns were performed on unmarried women (CDC).
Women living with a partner to whom they are not married account for 25% of a******ns but only about 10% of women in the population (NAF).
In 2010, 55.6% of a******ns were performed on women who had not aborted in the past; 36.7% were performed on women with one or two prior a******ns, and 7.7% were performed on women with three or more prior a******ns (CDC).
Among women who obtained a******ns in 2010, 40.3% had no prior live births; 45.9% had one or two prior live births, and 13.8% had three or more prior live births (CDC).
Women between the ages of 20-24 obtained 32.9% of all a******ns in 2010; women between 25-29 obtained 24.5% (CDC).
Women in their 20's have the highest a******n rates. In 2010, women aged 20-24 had 27.4 a******ns for every one thousand 20-24 year-old women. Women aged 25-29 had 20.4 a******ns for every one thousand 25-29 year-old women (CDC).
51% of U.S. women obtaining a******ns are younger than 25; women aged 20-24 obtain 33% of all U.S. a******ns, and teenagers obtain 18% (AGI).
In 2009, adolescents under 15 years obtained .05% of all a******ns, but had the highest a******n ratio, 785 a******ns for every 1,000 live births (CDC).
Black women are more than 4.8 times more likely than non-Hispanic white women to have an a******n, and Hispanic women are 2.7 times as likely (AGI).The a******n rate of non-metropolitan women is about half that of women who live in metropolitan counties (NAF).
The a******n rate of women with Medicaid coverage is three times as high as that of other women (NAF).
37% of women obtaining a******ns identify themselves as Protestant, and 28% identify themselves as Catholic (AGI).
At current rates, nearly one-third of American women will have an a******n (AGI).
Total number of a******ns in the U.S. 1973-2011: 54.5 million+
234 a******ns per 1,000 live births (according to the Centers for Disease Control)
A******ns per year: 1.2 million
A******ns per day: 3,288
A******ns per hour: 137
9 a******ns every 4 minutes
1 a******n every 26 seconds