Data Show Claims of Increased Abortions Under Bush Don't Hold Up
October 20, 2004

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ABORTIONS BY YEAR

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                         AGI           CDC      

1973            744,600            615,831

1974            898,600            763,476

1975         1,034,200            854,853

1976         1,179,300            988,267

1977         1,316,700         1,079,430

1978         1,409,600         1,157,776

1979         1,497,700         1,251,921

1980         1,553,900         1,297,606

1981         1,577,300         1,300,760

1982         1,573,900         1,303,980

1983         1,575,000         1,268,987

1984         1,577,200         1,333,521

1985         1,588,600         1,328,570

1986         1,574,000         1,328,112

1987         1,559,100         1,353,671

1988         1,590,800         1,371,285

1989         1,566,900         1,396,658

1990         1,608,600         1,429,247

1991         1,556,500         1,388,937

1992         1,528,900         1,359,146

1993         1,495,000         1,330,414

1994         1,423,000         1,267,415

1995         1,359,400         1,210,883

1996         1,360,160         1,225,937

1997         1,335,000         1,186,039

1998         1,319,000            884,273*

1999         1,314,800            861,789*

2000         1,312,990            857,475 **

2001         1,291,000            853,485 **

2002         1,269,000            854,122 **

2003         1,250,000            848,163***

2004         1,222,100            839,226***

2005         1,206,200

2006-07     1,206,200  §

§   NRLC Base Figure
* excludes NH, CA AK, OK
** excludes NH, CA AK
*** excludes CA, NH, WV

 

 

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