U.S. Abortion Rate Falls to Lowest Level in Decades:
The abortion rate for 2005 was 19.4 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44. In comparison, the rate was 29.3 abortions per 1,000 women in 1981, 21.3 abortions per 1,000 women in 2000, and 19.7 abortions per 1,000 women in 2004.
The report says there were “1.2 million abortions in 2005, compared to a high of 1.6 million abortions in 1990.”
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