In the period from 2000 to 2008, the number of abortions in the US fell by as much as 8%. However, among the poorest of American women this number is, in contrast, grew by as much as 18%. This trend experts attribute to one of the consequences of the economic crisis. In 2008, America had a 1, 2 million legal abortions, and the share of women from families with incomes below the poverty level had up to 42%.
According to experts, the cost of an abortion in the first trimester is from $ 300 to $ 950, an amount most needy women gather on their own, because they do not have insurance. However, scientists note that the number of abortions in the United States has been steadily declining since 1990. This is attributed to a wider spread of contraceptives, and the fact that today's sexually active enter fewer adolescents.
About half of all pregnancies in the United States is classified as non-scheduled, and this number is still 50% end in abortion. Thus, it is easy to calculate that one in four pregnancies in America is interrupted artificially. The share of adolescents account for 24, 8% of abortions among women aged over 25 - 49%. Almost 20% of women who have had abortions have higher education, 44% married or living with steady partners.
The researchers emphasize that from nezavisismo The cost of an abortion Through this procedure are absolutely all types of women. But the vast majority have never told this to his family. Even native children often do not know that their mothers have abortions.
In Russia, according to official STATISTICS held approximately 1,200,000 per year. However, some experts believe that the real figures are much higher and ranges from 5 to 12 million per year. If we consider the birth rate - and this is 1 million 700 thousand children a year - it becomes quite easy to understand why the demographic problem for our country is among the most pressing.
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