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    Wie weit in der Schwangerschaft finden in den USA die meisten Abtreibungen statt? [OC]


    Wie weit in der Schwangerschaft finden in den USA die meisten Abtreibungen statt? [OC]

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    1. USAFacts on

      In 2021, just under half (44.8%) of reported abortions occurred within the first six weeks of pregnancy. Another 36.0% happened between seven and nine weeks, and 12.7% within 10 and 13 weeks. Put another way, 93.5% of reported abortions were performed before two and a half months of pregnancy.

      Farther into pregnancy, abortions are less common. Of the remaining 6.5% of reported abortions, 2.7% occurred between 14 and 15 weeks, 1.5% at 16 to 17 weeks, 1.5% at 18 to 20 weeks, and 0.9% at 21 weeks or more.

      All states except Missouri reported that most abortions occurred within the first 9 weeks of gestation. In 19 states, most abortions occurred at six weeks or less; in another 21, most abortions occurred between seven and nine weeks into pregnancy.

      In 2021, Missouri was the only state where most reported abortions (23.3%) happened at 21 weeks or later, or around five months. Missouri banned elective abortions in 2022.

      Why is data missing from some states?

      This data comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and includes data from 41 reporting areas. Data is not available from California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York State (except New York City), Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC. Those reporting areas did not report at all, did not report by gestational age, or did not meet reporting standards. Reporting is voluntary.

      More data [here](https://usafacts.org/articles/how-far-into-pregnancy-do-most-abortions-happen/), [here](https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-abortions-occur-in-the-us/), and [here](https://usafacts.org/articles/which-states-ban-the-abortion-pill/).

    3. ribbitingfrogs on

      Would be cool if this also showed the laws around abortion in each state.

    4. samdover11 on

      This is the one of the top line elements we (the public) should get at the beginning of any political debate on abortion.

      But no, it’s just a bunch of unserious theatre.

      Anyway, nice graph.

    5. victims_sanction on

      You mean to tell me that most women don’t stay pregnant purposely for 30+ weeks just to get a late term abortion for funsies? No way.

    7. Rakebleed on

      What are we considering an abortion and what is “know weeks of gestation”? 6 weeks pregnant is most likely only 2 weeks known or maybe not at all.

      Edit: this is why abortion laws are all over the place because they are being discussed and legislated outside of the medical community.

    8. SpicyButterBoy on

      For reference, fetal viability is widely accepted to occur around the 24 week mark. Only ~5% of babies born before week 23 survive, even with medical intervention.

    9. bolivar-shagnasty on

      Do the data from New York City and New York State overlap well? Or is there a discrepancy between the city and the state? It’s weird to only include NYC and not mention the whole state.

    10. ComprehensiveFun3233 on

      I know this is sort of a fraught question, but does anyone know of there is *good* data on this?

      Of the (very small) share of later term abortions, what percent of that is purely “by choice” and not for a substantive medical risk (I fully recognize this binary is a fraught concept as all pregnancies carry medical risk, but I hope this audience understands the spirit of my question).

      I suspect the percent of purely “by choice” later abortions are VERY rare, but I don’t know what best data we have

    11. funkipus on

      This should be taken down and re-worked for two big reasons:

      * The Missouri numbers seem like big outliers that are very fishy. According to the table on your site, MO reported zero abortions at less than six weeks as well as zero between 10 and 15 weeks. That is odd and needs to be investigated more before being presented like this.
      * The language used here is imprecise if not misleading. I think it’s safe to say that the words “most” and “majority” are commonly interpreted as “more than half”. In this graphic, “most” and “majority” are actually saying “of seven arbitrary and inconsistently sized time periods, these time periods had a plurality”. Using the fishy Missouri data again, if you tell me 23% of abortions happen at or after 21 weeks, I do not consider that as “most” abortions occurred at or after 21 weeks.

    12. sunyasu on

      Why don’t CA, WI, IL, and NY have data? That’s 1/3rd of the US population?

    13. EpicNubie on

      Data is incomplete. Lot of states don’t track over 13 weeks. 13+ in the state charts.

    16. huntmaster99 on

      So why are people screeching so loud about banning 15+week abortions. Only 3% of abortions would not be allowed

    17. tds5126 on

      Missing data from that number of states including states that have 3 cities in like the top 5 of overall population seems like quite the gap. Not beautiful

    18. ginger_ryn on

      so even from this graph, i would need to know if we’re talking medically induced abortions by themselves, or if it includes spontaneous abortions (miscarriages)

    19. Hairy-Development-63 on

      Wait, but I was told that they were aborting all babies at the 40 week mark and eating their body parts.

    20. Yakdaddy on

      While I’m sure this data is beautiful to some, it is hot garbage for colorblind people. Pink, Blue, Pink Again, Light Pink?!

      Also why are some states omitted, and why does NY only cover NYC?

    21. tibbymat on

      According to Statista, there were a total of 625,978 abortions in the year 2021.
      Because the chart is rounded the numbers below are slightly off but the total abortions for each term are:

      6 weeks or less – 280,438

      7-9 weeks – 225,352

      10-13 weeks – 79,499

      14-15 weeks – 16,901

      16-17 weeks – 9,389

      21 or more – 5,633

    22. RichardBonham on

      44.8% at </= 6 weeks speaks to the frequency of spontaneous abortion a/k/a miscarriage.

    23. MadRat416 on

      Does anyone know why there isn’t data from certain states? I’m from CA and abortion was ratified into our state constitution, I think only a few years ago, but I don’t think we ever had any explicit bans on it. Just curious.

    24. em_washington on

      So a 16 week abortion ban would still allow 96% of abortions to happen. Doesn’t seem like much of a ban.

    25. VVynn on

      The easier it is to access this type of health care, the earlier it will be utilized.

    26. ToMorrowsEnd on

      This needs context. all those little slices are medical emergencies or conditions and the >21 weeks, thats most likely Anencephaly. And its more common than people think. 1-1000

    29. Mas_Basura on

      Where was this chart three months ago ? Why was in not on EVERY CHANNEL

    30. Nobodytoucheslegoat on

      Abortions over 13 weeks are not tracked and the reporting is voluntary

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