November 29, 2021

CDC Report Shows Abortion Rate Increase

A report released last week by the CDC suggests that abortion is on the rise in the United States.

The CDC released a report on Nov. 24, 2021 showing that the number of abortions increased by 2% from 2018 to 2019. Furthermore, the report says that "Approximately 18% of all pregnancies in the United States end in induced abortion."

The report lists a number of factors that contribute to the abortion rate. Among them are state regulations, parental involvement laws, and legal restrictions on abortion businesses.

Frustratingly, the data available to the CDC lacks information from three states. Among those states is California, which is a pro-abortion state and is also the most populated state in the country. The other states that choose not to report abortion statistics to the CDC are Maryland and New Hampshire. Because it is not mandated by the federal government to provide abortion statistics, the information provided to the CDC by the 47 reporting states could easily undershoot the true abortion rate.