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Congressional Digest November 2021 No. 9 Vol. 100
Abortions in the United States

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Pros & Cons of the Women’s Health Protection Act

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Abortions in the United States

Approximately 18% of pregnancies end in induced abortion

Since 1969, CDC [U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] has conducted abortion surveillance to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions in the United States. After nationwide legalization of abortion in 1973, the total number, rate (number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years), and ratio (number of abortions per 1,000 live births) of reported abortions …

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