Abortions facts

The number of abortions in the US has been declining since 1980 and reached the lowest point in 2015, the last year numbers are available and totaled 630,000. 8% of abortions involve rape, incest and health problems with the mother or the fetus. The rest result from social or economic problems. Percentage Reason <0.5% Victim of rape 3% Fetal health problems 4% Physical health problems 4% Would interfere with education or career 7% Not mature enough to raise a child 8% Don't want to be a single mother 19% Done having children 23% Can't afford a baby 25% Not ready for a child 6% Other 38% Black, 25% Hispanic,23% other, and 14% White