The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report with statistics on the abortions in 2016 last week. National Right to Life Director of Education and Research Randall K. O’Bannon wrote a helpful article analyzing the numbers and what they mean.In his analysis, he points out several key figures:
- The 2016 abortion statistics are the lowest recorded since Roe vs. Wade.
- CDC statistics say there were 11.6 abortions per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 in 2016.
- The statistics say there were 186 abortions for every 1,000 live births in 2016.
To read more about these statistics, including demographics of those receiving abortions, click here.
