Abortion: Facts

Here are some Fast Facts on Abortion, from Wisconsin Right to Life:

•Abortion is the direct killing of a baby in a mother’s womb by ripping the baby apart, dismembering the baby, injecting a lethal substance into the baby or other similar means.


• The 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision made abortion legal in all 50 states.


• Abortion is legal in all 50 states for any reason for the full nine months of pregnancy.


• Only one abortion procedure – partial-birth abortion – is prohibited in the United States.


• Over 53 million legal abortions have been performed in the United States since 1973.


• Over 3,300 unborn babies die from abortion in the United States every day. In Wisconsin, 23 abortion deaths occur each day.


• Over 92% of abortions are performed for social or “other” reasons – because the woman does not want to have the baby. Less than 1% of abortions are performed because the mother’s life is in danger or for cases of rape or incest.


•64% of women report feeling pressured into having an abortion; women also report being forced to abort.


• 48% of abortions are repeat abortions -- the woman has already had one or more abortions.


• Approximately 80% of abortions are performed on unmarried women between the ages of 18-34.


•Women experience significant psychological and physical problems post abortion.


• 36% of all abortions in the United States are of African-American babies. African-Americans comprise 13% of the American population.


• Fathers have no legal rights to prevent their unborn children from being aborted.


• Babies suffer significant pain during an abortion procedure.


• Over 2 million couples each year are waiting to adopt a baby

The numbers are horrific.

Notice how rare it is for an abortion to be performed because "the mother’s life is in danger or for cases of rape or incest." Such abortions account for less than 1 percent of the procedures performed.

The overwhelming majority of abortions, 92 percent, are performed for social or “other” reasons – because the woman does not want to have the baby.

That's not mentioned when pro-abortion proponents promoted the grisly procedure as a "health care" issue.

Another disturbing number - 48 percent of abortions are repeat abortions. Nearly half of all abortions occur when "the woman has already had one or more abortions." That's not a statistic many pro-abortion activists dare to cite.

One number I think should draw a lot of attention is this: "36% of all abortions in the United States are of African-American babies. African-Americans comprise 13% of the American population."

African-Americans babies are being killed in disproportionate numbers. Why aren't African-American leaders speaking out against this slaughter? Why isn't our first African-American president working diligently to protect the lives of these innocent African-American babies?

Why is this racial component ignored?

According to Wisconsin Right to Life, over 3,300 unborn babies will die from abortion in the United States today.

In Wisconsin, the lives of 23 unique individuals will end today.

So much death.

Every day.

The numbers are staggering.

They're heartbreaking.