If Roe v. Wade fell, trigger laws in 13 states would immediately outlaw abortion in nearly all cases. In addition, 14 other states appear ready to enact bans and more restrictive laws. Here’s what data tells us about who gets abortions in this country.
Sources: Abortions reported by state to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to 1997; CDC andA majority of Americans, 54 percent, believe Roe should stand, according to aconducted last week, compared with 28 percent who said it should be overturned.
Most women who have abortions already have children, and most are in their 20s. The number of teenagers who have abortions declined over the past decade; they now account for less than 9 percent. Black women accounted for 38 percent of abortions, followed by White women at 33 percent and Hispanic women at 21 percent.Abortion rates vary greatly across the country, in part because clinics are sparser in states whose legislatures oppose to the procedure.
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