U.S. Abortion Rate Unchanged in 1996
From Times Wire Reports
The U.S. abortion rate held steady in 1996 at its lowest level in two decades, the government reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said there were 20 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44--the same rate as in 1995. States reported 1,221,585 abortions in 1996, an increase of less than 1% from the year before. Since abortions were legalized nationally in 1973, rates increased steadily until 1980, when they reached 25 per 1,000 for women ages 15 to 44.
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