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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, no way these are all for medical reasons.  Lots of suburban women who just don't want another child. [/quote]

I do not believe that for one second!! [/quote]

Yeah, PP is just wrong.

Most abortions are by unmarried, low income women in their 20s without a college degree and with a child. For most women, it is their first abortion.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/14/upshot/who-gets-abortions-in-america.html?name=styln-abortion-us&region=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&is_new=false[/quote]

I’m late to the thread but on top of the statistics. This is mostly correct, though the typical patient isn’t necessarily “all” of these things — it’s putting together several different statistics.

The majority of abortion patients are in their 20s. Teens make up another 12%.

59% already have at least one child.

A majority are not married.

3/4 are either below the poverty line or low-income (defined as below 200% of poverty income).

Interestingly, most used birth control during the month that they became pregnant. (Though not necessarily during the exact encounter.) Condoms were most common.

In surveys that ask why patients seek abortion, people give many reasons. But the PPs who highlight poverty are on top of one of the big ones. Especially for low-income patients who are already parents, they very often say that they are seeking the abortion because they can’t afford another child. [/quote]

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