There are about a million abortions in Americac each year. True or False?

Question

There are about a million abortions in Americac each year. True or False?

Answer 1

false! That is way too many abortions

Answer 2

Maybe the question should be, there are a million people being unresponsible etc.....

Answer 3

Sadly yes, more or less

Answer 4

false...

Answer 5

true

Answer 6

false

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Unlikely.  There are about 300,000,000 Americans, roughly half being female.  A million abortions out of 150,000,000 would mean that one woman in 150 (of all age groups) had one this year.

The average life expectancy of an American is about 75 years.  That means that, on average, half of all women in America would have an abortion at some point.

Of course, it's possible that only one in twenty women ever have abortions but each of them have 10 throughout their life.  I think it's extremely unlikely that multiple abortions are that common.  Let's say that most women who have an abortion go on to have one more later (which is still an unrealistically high repeat rate to my understanding).  That would mean that 1 in 4 women have one in their life.

Finally, bear in mind the political nature of the subject gives many people a reason to exaggerate the numbers, or at least to round them upward.  Abortion advocates wish to show that it's a normal and acceptable part of our society by demonstrating that so many women have them, while abortion opponents want to show that it is a large problem that needs to be addressed.  If there were only 10 per year, both sides would have a harder time convincing others of the importance of their position.

It would be impossible to get an accurate number, but I doubt that a fourth to half of all women will have an abortion, so I'm saying that the number is false.

Answer 9

i would say true and maybe even more.  

Answer 10

i may not in the america but abortion here in the philippines is rampage also true...

Answer 11

I am always suspicious of nice round numbers, but if it's any like true, a lot of condom/diaphragm/pill manufacturers are not getting their message across.

Answer 12

Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States

July 2008

INCIDENCE OF ABORTION

In 2005, 1.21 million abortions were performed, down from 1.31 million in 2000.