US abortion rate is lowest in nine years, new data shows

US abortion rate is lowest in nine years, new data shows
CDC examined abortion rate from 2007 to 2016 and found abortions dropped 26% over the period of the study

Jessica Glenza in New York
Wed 27 Nov 2019

Fewer women in the US are having abortions than at any time in the last nine years, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC collects data on abortions by contacting the central health agency for 48 states. The study excludes California, one of the most populous states in the nation. This study examined the abortion rate from 2007 to 2016.

Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/27/us-abortion-rate-drops-data-shows

27.11.2019

Centers for Disease Control

Birthrates in the U.S. are falling. Abortions have also hit an all-time low

Birthrates in the U.S. are falling. Abortions have also hit an all-time low.

By Marisa Iati
November 27, 2019

Rates of births and abortions in the United States again declined in the most recent years for which data is available, as women experience fewer pregnancies, according to analyses released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The birthrate reached its lowest point in more than three decades, with 3,791,712 births registered in 2018. That total is 2 percent below the number reported in 2017, marking the fourth year in a row that births have declined.

Continued: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/11/27/birthrates-us-are-falling-abortions-have-also-hit-an-all-time-low/

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