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The most common abortion procedures and when they occur
The most common abortion procedures and when they occur
By Brittany Shammas, Aaron Steckelberg and Daniela Santamariña
June 21, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
Nearly 50 years after Roe v. Wade established the right to abortion across the United States, the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn the landmark ruling. The move would trigger immediate bans in some states and major restrictions in others, dramatically reshaping access to a procedure that has been protected in America since 1973.
The number of abortions performed in the United States has been on a downward trend for three decades. In 2019, there were 629,898 abortions reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, compared with 765,651 in 2010 and 1.4 million in 1990. That data does not include numbers from California, Maryland and New Hampshire.
New research by the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit research organization that supports abortion rights, suggests the long-term decline may be reversing, with an increase in 2020. ... Nearly 1 in 4 women in the United States will have the procedure by the age of 45, according to an estimate from the Guttmacher Institute. The group estimates that 18 percent of U.S. pregnancies end in induced abortions.
Most abortions happen in the first trimester. In 2019, nearly 80 percent of the procedures reported to the CDC were performed before the 10th week of pregnancy. Almost 93 percent were performed before the 13th week.
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By Brittany Shammas
Brittany Shammas is a general assignment reporter for The Washington Post. Before joining The Post in 2019, she spent eight years writing for newspapers in Florida, including the Miami New Times and the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Twitter https://twitter.com/britsham
By Aaron Steckelberg
Aaron Steckelberg is a senior graphics reporter who creates maps, charts and diagrams that provide greater depth and context to stories over a wide range of topics. He has worked at the Post since 2016. Twitter https://twitter.com/asteckelberg
By Daniela Santamarina
Daniela Santamariña is a graphics reporter for newsletters covering politics at The Washington Post. Before joining The Post in 2019, she was an editor for National Geographic. Twitter https://twitter.com/dannysantaf
By Brittany Shammas, Aaron Steckelberg and Daniela Santamariña
June 21, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
Nearly 50 years after Roe v. Wade established the right to abortion across the United States, the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn the landmark ruling. The move would trigger immediate bans in some states and major restrictions in others, dramatically reshaping access to a procedure that has been protected in America since 1973.
The number of abortions performed in the United States has been on a downward trend for three decades. In 2019, there were 629,898 abortions reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, compared with 765,651 in 2010 and 1.4 million in 1990. That data does not include numbers from California, Maryland and New Hampshire.
New research by the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit research organization that supports abortion rights, suggests the long-term decline may be reversing, with an increase in 2020. ... Nearly 1 in 4 women in the United States will have the procedure by the age of 45, according to an estimate from the Guttmacher Institute. The group estimates that 18 percent of U.S. pregnancies end in induced abortions.
Most abortions happen in the first trimester. In 2019, nearly 80 percent of the procedures reported to the CDC were performed before the 10th week of pregnancy. Almost 93 percent were performed before the 13th week.
{snip}
Gift Article
https://wapo.st/3HIFT44
By Brittany Shammas
Brittany Shammas is a general assignment reporter for The Washington Post. Before joining The Post in 2019, she spent eight years writing for newspapers in Florida, including the Miami New Times and the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Twitter https://twitter.com/britsham
By Aaron Steckelberg
Aaron Steckelberg is a senior graphics reporter who creates maps, charts and diagrams that provide greater depth and context to stories over a wide range of topics. He has worked at the Post since 2016. Twitter https://twitter.com/asteckelberg
By Daniela Santamarina
Daniela Santamariña is a graphics reporter for newsletters covering politics at The Washington Post. Before joining The Post in 2019, she was an editor for National Geographic. Twitter https://twitter.com/dannysantaf
