Guttmacher Institute: U.S. Abortion Rate Continues to Decline, Reaching Historic Low in 2017
September 18, 2019
September 18, 2019
NEW YORK, Sept. 18 -- The Guttmacher Institute issued the following news release:
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- Regional and State Disparities in Abortion Access Have Widened
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The U.S. abortion rate dropped to 13.5 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 in 2017, the lowest rate recorded since abortion was legalized in 1973 and an 8% decline from 2014, according to a new Guttmacher report by Rachel Jones, Elizabeth Witwer and Jenna Jerman. The number of abortions . . .
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- Regional and State Disparities in Abortion Access Have Widened
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The U.S. abortion rate dropped to 13.5 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 in 2017, the lowest rate recorded since abortion was legalized in 1973 and an 8% decline from 2014, according to a new Guttmacher report by Rachel Jones, Elizabeth Witwer and Jenna Jerman. The number of abortions . . .