Roe at 40: U.S. Women

On January 22, 2013, the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that nationally legalized abortion is 40 years old.  Because there is a lot of misinformation and disinformation surrounding one of the most politicized women’s health issues, I am sharing some of the infographics from the Guttmacher Institute in the days leading up to this landmark.

Here is the first one, focusing on basic data about women in the United States who have abortions.

A few points worth emphasizing:

One in three American women will have an abortion in her life.

88% of abortions take place in the first twelve weeks.

73% of women who have abortions are women of faith.

Please visit the Guttmacher website for more data and information.