The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that US abortion rate in 1995 was the lowest in two decades, dropping 5 percent. As much as abortion foes would like to believe their movement is gaining ground, experts credit an increase in successful contraceptive use, especially among teens; a less fertile baby boomer populous; widespread AIDS awareness; and new birth control technologies like Norplant implants. Still, some experts estimate that about half of American women will have an abortion some time in their lives.
Abortion Stats
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that US abortion rate in 1995 was the lowest in two decades, dropping 5 percent. As much as abortion foes would like to believe their movement is gaining ground, experts credit an increase in successful contraceptive use, especially among teens; a less fertile baby boomer populous; widespread AIDS awareness; and new birth control technologies like Norplant implants. Still, some experts estimate that about half of American women will have an abortion some time in their lives.
