Abortion Statistics in the USA: Trends and Data Analysis

The repeal of abortion laws back in the 1960's and 70's spiked the growth in the number of abortions in the country. Almost half the pregnancies in the USA are unintended and about 40% of these unintended pregnancies are aborted every year, this is not accounting miscarriages. The modern American populace has many reasons to justify its actions, like, inability to provide for the kid in the current economy, unplanned pregnancy, family problems, hardships of being a single parent, careers etc. Statistics show that there are almost 1.21 million abortions in America every year. However, it is also true that there has been a steady decrease in the number of abortions in the US. The number of women aged between the ages of 15 to 44 having abortions stands at 2%. Of all the women having abortions, about 47% of them have had prior abortions. It is said that at this rate, one in three women would have had at least one abortion by the time they reach 45 years of age. USA also has the highest rate of abortions in the western world- a staggering 19.4 for every 1000 women. A majority of the abortions, about 88%, take place during the fifth week of pregnancy. Statistically, the majority of abortions are performed on blacks, about 3%, closely followed by Whites (34%), Hispanics account to 22% of all abortions and the rest is by the others. Going by the religion, Protestants are the highest, with 42% opting for abortions, followed by Christians at 27%, non believers at 24% and the rest by others. On the bright side...