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WHAT
IS AN ABORTION:
An
abortion is the removal or expulsion of an embryo
or fetus
from the uterus,
resulting
in, or caused by, its death.
This can occur spontaneously as a miscarriage,
or be artificially induced through chemical,
surgical
or other means. Commonly,
"abortion" refers to an induced
procedure at any point in the pregnancy;
medically, it is defined as a miscarriage or
induced termination before twenty weeks' gestation,
which is considered nonviable.
Various
methods of inducing abortion have been used
throughout history.
The moral
and legal
aspects of abortion are the subject of
intense debate
in many parts of the world.
The
clock is ticking
One
baby is aborted every 24 seconds
147
babies are aborted every hour
3,542
babies are aborted every day
24,865
babies are aborted every week
107,750
babies are aborted every month
WORLD
WIDE ABORTION STATISTICS
Facts
on Induced Abortion Worldwide
--
information from the Guttmacher Institute
January
2012
WORLDWIDE
ABORTION INCIDENCE & ABORTION TRENDS
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After declining substantially between 1995
and 2003, the worldwide abortion rate
stalled between 2003 and 2008.
•
Between 1995 and 2003, the abortion rate
(the number of abortions per 1,000 women of
childbearing age—i.e., those aged 15–44)
for the world overall dropped from 35 to 29.
It remained virtually unchanged, at 28, in
2008.
•
Nearly half of all abortions worldwide are
unsafe, and nearly all unsafe abortions
(98%) occur in developing countries. In the
developing world, 56% of all abortions are
unsafe, compared with just 6% in the
developed world.
•
The proportion of abortions worldwide that
take place in the developing world increased
between 1995 and 2008 from 78% to 86%, in
part because the proportion of all women who
live in the developing world increased
during this period.[1]
•
Since 2003, the number of abortions fell by
600,000 in the developed world but increased
by 2.8 million in the developing world. In
2008, six million abortions were performed
in developed countries and 38 million in
developing countries, a disparity that
largely reflects population distribution.
•
A woman’s likelihood of having an abortion
is slightly elevated if she lives in a
developing region. In 2008, there were 29
abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years
in developing countries, compared with 24 in
the developed world [1]
REGIONAL
INCIDENCE AND TRENDS
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The overall abortion rate in Africa, where
the vast majority of abortions are illegal
and unsafe, showed no decline between 2003
and 2008, holding at 29 abortions per 1,000
women of childbearing age.[1]
The
following is a list of useful abortion
statistics as well as some facts on abortifacients.
All abortion numbers are derived from
pro-abortion sources courtesy of The Alan
Guttmacher Institute and Planned
Parenthood's Family Planning
Perspectives.
How
many people having abortions per year =
worldwide
Number
of abortions per year: 2008 - Approximately
43.8 Million
Number of abortions per day: Approximately
2008 - 126,000
Where
abortions occur:
78% of all abortions are obtained in
developing countries and 22% occur in
undeveloped countries.
Legality
of abortion:
About 24 million women obtain legal
abortions each year, while an additional 20
million abortions are obtained in countries
where it is restricted or prohibited by law.
Abortion
averages:
Worldwide, the lifetime average is about
1 abortion per woman.
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%.
Who's
having abortions (race)?
While white women obtain 60% of all
abortions, their abortion rate is well below
that of minority women. Black women are more
than 3 times as likely as white women to
have an abortion, and Hispanic women are
roughly 2 times as likely.
Who's
having abortions (marital status)?
64.4% of all abortions are performed on
never-married women; Married women account
for 18.4% of all abortions and divorced
women obtain 9.4%.
Who's
having abortions (religion)?
Women identifying themselves as
Protestants obtain 37.4% of all abortions in
the U.S.; Catholic women account for 31.3%,
Jewish women account for 1.3%, and women
with no religious affiliation obtain 23.7%
of all abortions. 18% of all abortions are
performed on women who identify themselves
as "Born-again/Evangelical".
Who's
having abortions (income)?
Women with family incomes less than
$15,000 obtain 28.7% of all abortions; Women
with family incomes between $15,000 and
$29,999 obtain 19.5%; Women with family
incomes between $30,000 and $59,999 obtain
38.0%; Women with family incomes over
$60,000 obtain 13.8%.
Why
women have abortions
1% 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).
At
what gestational ages are abortions
performed:
52% of all abortions occur before the
9th week of pregnancy, 25% happen between
the 9th & 10th week, 12% happen between
the 11th and 12th week, 6% happen between
the 13th & 15th week, 4% happen between
the 16th & 20th week, and 1% of all
abortions (16,450/yr.) happen after the 20th
week of pregnancy.
Likelihood
of abortion:
An estimated 43% of all women will have
at least 1 abortion by the time they are 45
years old. 47% of all abortions are
performed on women who have had at least one
previous abortion.
Abortion
coverage:
48% of all abortion facilities provide
services after the 12th week of pregnancy. 9
in 10 managed care plans routinely cover
abortion or provide limited coverage. About
14% of all abortions in the United States
are paid for with public funds, virtually
all of which are state funds. 16 states (CA,
CT, HI, ED, IL, MA , MD, MD, MN, MT, NJ, NM,
NY, OR, VT, WA and WV) pay for abortions for
some poor women.
©
Copyright 1998, The Alan Guttmacher
Institute. (www.agi-usa.org)
© Copyright 1997, The Alan Guttmacher
Institute. (www.agi-usa.org)
© Copyright 1995, Family Planning
Perspectives
© Copyright 1988, Family Planning
Perspectives
source:
Center
for Bioethical Reform
New Polling Data
Shows Support for Pro-Life Position
A new USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll shows what
Gallup polls have been showing since 1975:
Most Americans take a pro-life position even
if they do not call themselves
"pro-life."
The poll reveals that only one in four
Americans, 27%, say abortions should be
legal under any circumstances. The
rest all take one of two pro-life positions:
16% say abortions should be illegal in all
circumstances; and 55% say abortion should
be legal only under certain rare
circumstances, such as rape,
incest or to save the life of the mother.
Overall, 71% of Americans oppose 97% or more
of all abortions in the United States.
However, that opposition doesn't transcend
into whether people consider themselves
"pro-life" or
"pro-choice."
The poll shows that people who consider
themselves "pro-choice" are no
longer a majority. The figure is 48%, down
from a high of 56% three years ago. There is
no real gender difference: 49% of women are
"pro-choice," 47% of men.
The number identifying themselves as
"pro-life" has risen from 36%
three years ago to 42% -- men 43%, women
42%.
Analysts attribute much of the
"pro-life" gains to the massive
educational campaign the pro-life community
has conducted over the last several
years regarding partial-birth abortion.
More than six in
10, 61%, say they favor making partial-birth
abortions illegal, up from 55% two years
ago. Support for keeping partial-birth
abortions legal has dropped from 40% to 34%
in the same period. Other polls have shown
as many as 80% support making partial-birth
abortions illegal.
Looking to the next elections: Fewer than
one in five, 19%, say a candidate's views on
abortion must match theirs to get their
vote; 51% say abortion is just one of many
important issues they consider; 27% say it
is not an important factor in their vote at
all.
The poll of 1,014 adults was taken Friday
through Sunday. The error
margin is +/- 3 percentage points.
Source: Pro-Life Infonet
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Bible
study
scriptures /
verses on
IMPORTANCE
OF BIBLE
STUDY
Matthew
6:33
Jesus
said,
"But
seek ye
first the
kingdom of
God, and His
righteousness;
and all
these things
shall be
added unto
you."
1
Peter 3:15
The
Bible
instructs:
"But
sanctify the
Lord God in
your hearts:
and be ready
always to
give an
answer to
every man
that asketh
you a reason
of the hope
that is in
you with
meekness and
fear."
1
Timothy
6:17-19
"Charge
them that
are rich in
this world,
that they be
not
high-minded,
nor trust in
uncertain
riches, but
in the
living God,
Who giveth
us richly
all things
to enjoy;
That they do
good, that
they be rich
in good
works, ready
to
distribute,
willing to
communicate;
Laying up in
store for
themselves a
good
foundation
against the
time to
come, that
they may lay
hold on
eternal
life."
Psalms
119:2
"Blessed
are they
that keep
his
testimonies,
and that seek
him with
the whole
heart."
Isaiah
55:6
"Seek
ye the
LORD while
he may be
found, call
ye upon him
while he is near."
Proverbs
8:17
"I
love them
that love
me;
and those
that seek me early
shall find
me."
Isaiah
1:18-19
God
invites: "Come
now, and let
us reason
together...
though your
sins be as
scarlet,
they shall
be as white
as snow;
though they
be red like
crimson,
they shall
be as
wool." (Isaiah
1:18-19)
MARK
8:34-38
Jesus
said,
"What
shall it
profit a
man, if he
shall gain
the whole
world, and
lose his own
soul?"
(Mark
8:34-38).
JOHN
3:16-17
"For
God so loved
the world,
that he gave
his only
begotten Son,
that whosoever
believeth in
Him should not
perish, but
have
everlasting
life."
"For
God sent not
his Son into
the world to
condemn the
world: but
that the world
through Him
might be
saved:"
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