HW: Two Import Facts about abortion

Number of abortion per year
WORLDWIDE
Number of abortions per year: Approximately 42 Million
Number of abortions per day: Approximately 115,000
Where abortions occur:
83% of all abortions are obtained in developing countries and 17% occur in developed countries.
I think this is important because it shows just how many abortions occur every day and every year worldwide.
Who's having abortions (age)?52% of women obtaining abortions in the U.S. are younger than 25: Women aged 20-24 obtain 32% of all abortions; Teenagers obtain 20% and girls under 15 account for 1.2%.
I think this is important because it shows that 52% of women who have abortion are younger that 25 
Why women have abortions1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient)
This is important because it shows that 93% of abortions are unwanted or inconvenient and that i think that most of these babies could still be alive and many couple could be very happy




all this info was obtained from http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html
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