Abortion Statistics - United States. The number of areas reporting a given characteristic varied. From 1994 to 1995, the number of reported abortions decreased in 40 of 52 reporting areas. Women who obtained legal abortions in 1995 were predominately white and unmarried.
Many states emphasize prevention of unintended pregnancy, particularly among teenagers.
During 1995, the total number of legal induced abortions was available for all 52 reporting areas. Since 1992, most reporting areas have reported abortions by gestational age in weeks of gestation for abortions performed at less than or equal to 8 weeks. Abortion surveillance 1975. Abortion surveillance 1976. The accessibility of abortion services in the United States.