Canada Releases Abortion Numbers - 103,768 Babies Killed in 2003
Among teen-aged women, the abortion rate in 2003 was 14.5 per 1,000 women under the age of 20, down from 15.7 the year before. The abortion rate for teen-aged women has declined gradually since 1997 when it was 18.4 per 1,000 women under the age of 20.
The crude birth rate for teen-aged women has also continued to fall. In 1997, there were 16.8 live births per 1,000 women under 20. By 2003, this had declined to 12.1.
The number of induced abortions per 100 live births decreased to 31.0 in 2003, from 32.1 in 2002.
Induced abortions continue to be most common among women in their twenties, who accounted for 53% of all women who obtained an abortion in 2003. On average, 26 women out of every 1,000 in their twenties obtained an abortion.
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While I am happy to read that a decrease is occurring, it is still way too many babies being deliberately killed. I understand this even less after physically seeing an 11 week old "fetus" (my miscarried daughter). She clearly looked like a person- definable hands, arms, feet, and facial features. At 11 weeks gestation! And so many of these abortions are being committed at that time frame. :(
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