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Europe and North America

Abortions hit lowest number since 1976

January 17, 2008
Rob Stein, Washington Post

WASHINGTON -- The number of abortions performed in the United States dropped to 1.2 million in 2005 -- the lowest level since 1976, according to a new report.

The number of abortions fell at least in part because the proportion of women ending their pregnancies with an abortion dropped 9 percent between 2000 and 2005, hitting the lowest level since 1975, according to a nationwide survey.

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