This document summarizes abortion statistics in the United States over the past 40 years since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalized abortion nationally. It reports that over 55 million abortions have occurred, averaging around 1.21 million abortions per year or 3,765 abortions per day. Specific statistics are provided on the rates of abortion for women of different ages, with approximately 1 in 4 women having an abortion by age 30 and 1 in 3 women by age 45. The document concludes by advocating for valuing all human life.

1. 40 Years of Legal Abortions
January 22 will be the 40th year since the
Roe v. Wade decision
by the Supreme Court.

2. Guttmacher Institute
• The research branch of Planned
Parenthood
• I am sure these numbers are low
• I use them because they are from an
organization that supports abortion.

3. Abortion Statistics
• Last year with stats – 2008
• 1.21 million abortions
• Since 1973 – over 50 million abortions
• If you duplicate 2008 number for years
since then (2009 – 2012) – Total
abortions – 55 million

4. Abortion Statistics
• Average 55 million – 40 years
• 3,765 abortions per day
• One abortion every 23 seconds

5. Abortion Statistics
• Every year 2% of women (15-44) have
an abortion
• Half of these have already had one
abortion
• 1 in 10 women have an abortion by age
20

6. Abortion Statistics
• 1 in 4 have women have had an
abortion by age 30
• 1 in 3 women have had an abortion by
age 45

7. Abortion Statistics
• Young women (15-17) account for 11%
of all abortions
• This is 133,100 per year
• 5.324 million in 40 years
• Girls under 14 account for 4,840 per
year, 193,000 in 40 years

8. Value Human Life
• We must learn to place great
value on human life
• We must remember each human
being houses a soul created by
God