This report presents preliminary data for 1994. Final abortion data for 1993 and 1994 will be published during spring 1997. Fewer abortions were reported from 43 of the 52 reporting areas in 1994 than during the previous year. Subsequent declines in the annual number of abortions and live births suggest decreases in the number of pregnancies each year in the United States. For example, the proportion of women of reproductive age who were aged Since 1992, most reporting areas have reported abortions by weeks of gestation for abortions performed at less than or equal to 8 weeks.
Many states emphasize the prevention of unintended pregnancy, particularly among teenagers.
Advance report of final natality statistics, 1994. Abortion surveillance, 1976. US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, CDC, 1978. Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association. The accessibility of abortion services in the United States.