Abortion+FAQs

Abortion FAQs

1) What percentage of abortions are for teenagers? 17 percent of all abortions are for teenagers. 50 percent of all abortions are for woman 25 years old or younger.

2) How many abortions occur each year? About 1-1.2 million abortions occur each year.

3)When do most abortions happen in a pregnancy? 9 in 10 abortions happen in 12 weeks since the last menstrual period.

4)How many people say that abortion is moral? 55% of people say that abortion is necessary with over half believing that it is taking a human life.

5)Does stem cell research show any promise? Stem cell research has shown next to no progress with only one out of three Parkinson's patients have shown any significant progress through the help of stem cells, with all long term status unknown. Skin biopsy is much more effective than using stem cells as you can harvest as many cells in 2 weeks from skin biopsy as you can from 100 fetuses.