Posted on 01/12/2011 7:47:12 AM PST by markomalley
Is abortion a crime against the unborn or an important medical procedure that helps women control their own bodies and destines?
Americans are unlikely to agree anytime soon. But whether or not you think it's a good thing, a new study from the Guttmacher Institute suggests abortions are a common thing.
Half of all pregnancies are unintended, according to the report which studies numbers from 2008. And of those, four out of ten end in abortion.
Good, bad, or otherwise? You decide. Here are the 25 states with the highest rates of abortion, ranked by percentage, not total abortions.
25: Tennessee
2008 Abortion Rate
15.5 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
19,550 total abortions
24: Colorado
2008 Abortion Rate
15.7 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
15,960 total abortions
23: Louisiana
2008 Abortion Rate
16.1 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
14,860 total abortions Louisiana
22: Texas
2008 Abortion Rate
16.5 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
84,610 total abortions
21: Pennsylvania
2008 Abortion Rate
17 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
41,000 total abortions
20: Oregon
2008 Abortion Rate
17.3 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
12,900 total abortions
19: North Carolina
2008 Abortion Rate
17.5 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
33,140 total abortions
18: Virginia
2008 Abortion Rate
17.6 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
28,520 total abortions
17: Washington State
2008 Abortion Rate
18.3 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
24,320 total abortions
16: Massachusetts
2008 Abortion Rate
18.3 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
24,900 total abortions
15: Michigan
2008 Abortion Rate
18.4 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
36,790 total abortions
14: Georgia
2008 Abortion Rate
19.2 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
39,820 total abortions
13: Kansas
2008 Abortion Rate
19.2 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
10,620 total abortions
12: Illinois
2008 Abortion Rate
20.5 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
54,920 total abortions
11: Hawaii
2008 Abortion Rate
22.6 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
5,630 total abortions
10: Rhode Island
2008 Abortion Rate
22.9 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
5,000 total abortions
09: Connecticut
2008 Abortion Rate
24.6 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
17,030 total abortions
08: Nevada
2008 Abortion Rate
25.9 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
13,450 total abortions
07: Florida
2008 Abortion Rate
27.2 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
94,360 total abortions
06: California
2008 Abortion Rate
27.6 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
214,190 total abortions
05: Maryland
2008 Abortion Rate
29 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
34,290 total abortions
04: Washington D.C.
2008 Abortion Rate
29.9 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
4,450 total abortions
03: New Jersey
2008 Abortion Rate
31.3 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
54,160 total abortions
02: New York
2008 Abortion Rate
37.6 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
153,160 total abortions
01: Delaware
2008 Abortion Rate
40 abortions per 1,000 women (15-44)
7,070 total abortions
The northeast takes the top honors. Of course, I figured that before I read the list.
“Is abortion a crime against the unborn or an important medical procedure that helped to control their bodies and destinies?”
This is a straw man; for over a decade now the real question is: While we know abortion is a crime against the unborn, is it justified as a means to help women control their bodies?
Even the most ardent supporters admit at this point that it is a child being killed; they just don’t care (really).
We are engaged in the denial of evil and the acceptance of our inhumanity.
Quite a few Red States in there. Very disappointing.
A 15 year old girl has about one in nine or an 11% lifetime risk of breast cancer. If she gets pregnant in her teens and has the baby, she reduces her risk to about 7.5% However, if she has an abortion, her risk rises to over 15%. If the abortion sterilizes her, and/or for other reasons she never has another pregnancy, her risk rises to 30%.
The Deadly After-Effect of Abortion: Breast Cancer (Hayes Publishing Co., 2008)
Margaret Sanger would be proud.
According to the New York City Dept of Health for 2009:
- 41% of all pregnancies ended in abortion
- 59.8% of Non-Hispanic black pregnancies ended in abortion
- 41.3% of Hispanic pregnancies ended in abortion
- 22.7% of Asian and non-Hispanic white pregnancies ended in abortion
Where is the outcry that abortion is racist???
“60% of murdered babies in NY City “Planned Parenthood” abattoirs are black. This is one prime example of the final solution of racism pushed by the Democrats on their black slave voters. One of these days, intelligent blacks will wake up and tear down the rat party for their racism and extermination goals of black babies.”
It is amazing, really, how utterly exploited and oppressed the blacks are by the democrat party. Not one scintilla of insight can be seen. They are sadly hopeless.
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