2015 North Carolina Abortion Statistics January 2017

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performed on North Carolina women.2 The number of ... Mecklenburg County had the highest total number of reported aborti
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2015 North Carolina Abortion Statistics January 2017

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Table of Contents Incidence of Abortion Where do North Carolina’s Abortions Occur? Who has Abortions? How are Abortions Performed? Reference

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Incidence of Abortion In North Carolina… 27,631 abortions occurred within the state in 2015.2 22,846 abortions were reported being performed on North Carolina women.2 The number of abortions have decreased since 2000.

National Statistics It is estimated that 1.06 million abortions occur a year in America. From 1973-2013, an estimated 58,586,256 babies were killed by abortion since 1973.

18.6% of non-miscarriage resident pregnancies ended in abortion in 2015. 76 NC abortions per day on average in 2015.

Where do North Carolina’s Abortions Occur?

Although most abortions occurred in 10 counties in 2015, all counties have resident abortions. This means that people are traveling out of counties without an abortion to counties that do for abortions. Mecklenburg County had the highest total number of reported abortions with 10,073 occurring in 2015. The table below indicates the six counties with the most abortions in 2015.2 North Carolina Counties with Highest Percentage of Reported Abortion in 2015 County Total Occurrences Total Residents

Mecklenburg 10,073 3,829

Wake 7,530 2,995

Orange 3,181 325

Cumberland 2,881 1,401

Guilford 1,153 1,638

Forsyth 1,429 956

4 County Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson

Total Occurrences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,881 0 0 0 0 0 363 0 1,429 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Residents 324 16 4 50 14 16 51 47 39 150 497 90 414 65 6 75 31 226 66 5 18 2 154 85 152 1,403 23 62 160 41 100 959 139 956 118 351 13 4 146 27 1,638 146 231 60 100 51 110 5 243 38

County Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison Martin Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey Unknown

Total Occurrences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,073 0 0 0 0 422 0 275 3,181 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,530 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Residents 311 15 133 117 63 31 15 23 47 3,829 9 24 151 246 557 33 481 325 12 55 67 20 93 496 16 152 72 276 121 209 59 107 84 63 24 53 16 27 3 292 121 2,995 29 20 58 256 30 184 23 11 671

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Who has Abortions? Graphs showing which NC residents had abortions from 2000 to 2015 Age

Number of Previous Abortions 60.00%

40.00%

50.00%

Percentage

35.00%

Percentage

30.00% 25.00%

40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00%

20.00%

0.00%

15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 2000

2005

2010

2015

14 and under

0.80%

0.70%

0.40%

0.20%

15-19

16.50%

15.30%

13.70%

9.10%

20-24

33.40%

32.40%

32.30%

30.40%

25-29

23.10%

23.60%

23.40%

26.70%

30-34

13.20%

14.60%

15.10%

16.30%

35 and older

9.30%

10.80%

11.90%

13.10%

Unknown

3.70%

2.70%

3%

4.10%

2010

2015

50.10%

50.20%

1

22%

23.60%

22.50%

18.50%

2

7.90%

8.60%

8.80%

7.40%

3 or more

3.80%

4.60%

4.60%

4.40%

Unknown

14.50%

13.50%

4.80%

19.50%

Education

Number of Living Children 60% 50%

50.00% 45.00% 40.00% 35.00% 30.00% 25.00% 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00%

2000

8th and under

2.50%

some HS

12.80%

HS Grad

40%

Percentage

2005 49.80%

Percentage

0.00%

2000 51.80%

None

2005

2010

2015

3.30%

3.40%

2.90%

12.40%

11.50%

5.90%

33%

31.80%

31.40%

22.80%

Post HS Grad

40.30%

42.10%

44.20%

33.60%

Unknown

11.40%

10.50%

9.50%

34.90%

30%

Marital Status

10% 0%

2000

2005

2010

2015

None

39%

38%

36%

50%

1

30%

27%

27%

19%

2

19%

20%

20%

7%

Percentage

20% 100.00% 80.00% 60.00% 40.00% 20.00% 0.00%

2000

2005

2010

2015

Married

22.10%

21%

19.10%

14.80%

72.10%

74%

76.60%

66.10%

5.90%

5%

4.30%

19.10%

3 or more

10%

12%

13%

4%

Unmarried

Unknown

3%

4%

3%

20%

Unknown

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How are Abortions Performed? Weeks of Gestation 8wks & Younger 9-12wks 13-15wks 16-20wks 21wks & Older Unknown

The method of abortion used depends in part upon the age of the child. The number of total abortions performed at various weeks of gestation is provided, in the chart on the right.

Resident 14,060 4,487 1,305 664 16 2,314

Suction Curettage was the most common reported abortion procedure in 2015, accounting for 41.5% of all reported resident abortion procedures. Suction curettage procedure involves dilating a woman’s cervix, inserting a flexible tube into her uterine cavity, and suctioning out the unborn baby’s tissue and the placenta using an electric vacuum pump. Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) was the third most common reported abortion procedure for North Carolina residents in 2015 at 12.6%. During the D&E procedure, an abortionist dilates a woman’s cervix and inserts sharp instruments, as well as suction devices and forceps, which are then used to cut up and extract her unborn baby, piece by piece Medical (Nonsurgical) Abortions are more accurately called chemical abortions by pro-lifers because the chemicals ingested by the mother kill the unborn child. This type of abortion was the second most common reported abortion procedure reported for North Carolina residents in 2015 at 40.6%. This procedure involves administering the woman drugs orally, intravenously, or intravaginally to first deprive the developing child of nutrients and then to induce premature labor. Medical abortions typically take place within the first trimester. In 3.8% of cases, other abortion methods were used or the type of abortion procedure was unknown. 9476

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2886

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335

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879

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References 1. 2015 Reported Pregnancies. NC Department of Health and Human Services. Reported Pregnancies. North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. 2. “2015 North Carolina Reported Induced Abortions by County of Occurrence and Residence.” NC Department of Health and Human Services: State Center for Health Statistics. 3. “Factsheets: Abortion In The US.” National Right to Life. Available at www.nrlc.org 4. “2015 Total North Carolina Resident Pregnancies.” NC Department of Health and Human Services: State Center for Health Statistics. 5. “NC Resident Abortions: Characteristics of Women Receiving Abortions: North Carolina Residents, 2005-2015.” NC Department of Health and Human Services: State Center for Health Statistics. http://www.schs.state.nc.us/data/vital/pregnancies/2015/abortioncharacteristics.pdf. 6. Glossary of Terms.” N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.