WORLD ABORTION STATISTICS
54 countries allow abortion, which is about 61 percent of the world population. 97 countries, about 39 percent of the population, have abortion laws that make it illegal according to the pro-abortion Center for Reproductive Law and Policy in New York.
- The Alan Guttmacher Institute reports
approximately 22 million legal abortions were
reported in 1987.
- It is estimated that
between four and nine million were not reported,
totaling of 26-31 million legal abortions in 1987
alone.
- There were a total of 10-22 million
"clandestine" abortions, bringing the total
worldwide figure to 36 and 53 million abortions.
France - Legalized
Britain - Legalized
Switzerland - Legalized
Denmark - legalized
Hungary - Legalized
Romania - Legalized
Poland - Illegal
Italy - Legalized
Colombia - Illegal
Peru - Illegal
Mexico - Illegal
Russia - Legalized
United States - Legalized
China - Legalized
Australia - Legalized
Brazil - Illegal
Sources: International Family Planning Perspectives,
16:59, June 1990; USA Today, 8/8/96.
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