Statistics of Abortions in US

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Abortion rate per 1,000 women ages 15-44:
1973: 14
1980 peak: 25
2009[1]: 15

1 - Latest year available
Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

ANNE R CAREY AND ALEJANDRO GONGALEZ, USA TODAY"

Note: The above is the bar chart at the lower left corner (USA Sanpshot) of page 1A, USA Today, Jan 22, 2013.