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