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Abortion in the U.S. Has Become Concentrated Among Poor Women
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- Unintended pregnancy rates have increased among poor women while they have declined among higher-income women
- Source: Finer LB and Zolna MR, Unintended pregnancy in the United States: incidence and disparities, 2006, Contraception, 2011, 84(5):478–485.
- 42% of women having abortions have income levels below the federal poverty line
- Source: Jones RK, Finer LB and Singh S, Characteristics of U.S. abortion patients, 2008, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2010.
- Compared with higher income women, poor women have unintended pregnancy rates 5X as high; abortion rates 5X as high and unplanned birth rates 6X as high
- Sources: Finer LB and Zolna MR, Unintended pregnancy in the United States: incidence and disparities, 2006, Contraception, 2011, 84(5):478–485; Jones RK and Kavanaugh ML, Changes in abortion rates between 2000 and 2008 and lifetime incidence of abortion, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2011, 117(6):1358–1366.
- Seven in 10 women would have preferred to have their abortion earlier. Many women experience delays because they need time to raise the money.
- Source: Finer LB et al., Timing of steps and reasons for delays in obtaining abortions in the United States, Contraception, 2006, 74(4):334–344.
- Delays=Higher Costs: travel costs, child care costs, lost wages from missed work
- Source: Finer LB et al., Timing of steps and reasons for delays in obtaining abortions in the United States, Contraception, 2006, 74(4):334–344.
- Women report having to borrow money from friends & family and forgo paying rent, groceries & utilities to pay for their procedure.
- Source: Finer LB et al., Timing of steps and reasons for delays in obtaining abortions in the United States, Contraception, 2006, 74(4):334–344.
These graphics were made possible by a grant from the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation.
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