[wordsofearnest]

“43% of the women in this country have had an abortion”

Is that statistic for real? I find that hard to believe in this day & age.

[christianhomeschoolmommaof3]

88.5% of statistics are made up on the spot. I know cause I made that up. :)

[rcrngroup]

“43% of the women in this country have had an abortion”

Is that statistic for real? I find that hard to believe in this day & age.

I don't know if its real or not, but my understanding is that there have been an ESTIMATED 55 million abortions in America alone, since Roe vs Wade in 1973. So the statistic of 43% does not sound unreasonable.

[Popman]

Summary: It is estimated here that, as of 2008, about 28% of U.S. women ages 15-64 have had abortions. This figure has risen from 2.8% in 1973 to 11% in 1980, 19% in 1987, 24% in 1994, and 27% in 2001. In 2008, of women ages 40-55, about 40% have had abortions in their lifetimes.

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[Popman]

Likelihood of abortion:
An estimated 43% of all women will have at least 1 abortion by the time they are 45 years old. 47% of all abortions are performed on women who have had at least one previous abortion.

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