TABLE 1. Number of reported abortions, abortion rate and abortion ratio, United States, 1973–2000
Year | # in 1000s | Rate | Ratio† |
1973 | 744.6 | 16.3 | 19.3 |
1974 | 898.6 | 19.3 | 22.0 |
1975 | 1034.2 | 21.7 | 24.9 |
1976 | 1179.3 | 24.2 | 26.5 |
1986 | (1574) | (27.4) | (29.4) |
1996 | 1360.2 | 22.4 | 25.9 |
2000 | 1313.0 | 21.3 | 24.5 |
†Abortions per 100 pregnancies ending in abortion or live birth; for each year.
Notes: Figures in parentheses are estimated by interpolation of numbers of abortions. Source: Guttmacher Institute
So as you can see, when Uncle Sam (a/k/a you and I) pick up the check, a poor (usually this is the case) young woman will not only be traumatized at the local Planned Parenthood Euthenasia Clinic by lying doctors and workers, but another innocent will be killed.