guttmacher.org - 9/23/2008
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Age: Over the past three decades, the proportion of abortions obtained by teens has dropped steadily, from 33% in 1974 to 25% in 1989 to 17% in 2004. In 2004, more than half of all abortions (57%) were obtained by women in their twenties. Teen abortion rates have also declined—by more than ...
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The Mahablog —
... , citing an Alan Guttmacher report. However, the decline has been most dramatic among white women. The rate of abortion among African American women is 5 times that of whites, and among Latinas is 3 times that of whites. ...
Abortion Rates Drop, But Not Enough
La Shawn Barber's Corner —
... Overall, abortion rates have dropped to their lowest point since the Supreme Court legalized it in Roe v. Wade, according to a Guttmacher study. ...
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