Just a few things you may not have known about the women who have abortions.
- Almost 1 out of every 3 women in the United States will have an abortion before age 45
- Most women having an abortion are in their 20’s
- 6 out of 10 women having an abortion already have children. And they site the need to care for their children as the primary reason not to have another child.
- 3 out of 4 women who have abortions describe themselves as religiously affiliated
- Catholics have abortions at about the same rate of other women overall
- In 2008, more than 4 in 10 abortion patients had income below the federal poverty line
- White women account for 1 out of 3 abortions, more than any other group
The video below explains
