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- Title
Abortion services in the United States, 1991 and 1992.
- Authors
Henshaw, Stanley K.; van Vort, Jennifer
- Abstract
According to a survey by The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1,529,000 abortions were performed in 1992, the lowest number of abortions since 1979. The abortion rate has gradually declined, from a high of 29 per 1,000 women of reproductive age in 1981 to 26 per 1,000 in 1992. The number of hospitals, clinics and physicians' offices that provide abortions—2,380 in 1992—has been declining at a rate of about 65 a year. Most of the decline has occurred among hospitals; the number providing abortions decreased by 18% between 1988 and 1992. Most U.S. counties (84%) have no known abortion provider and in nonmetropolitan areas, 94% of counties have no provider. Among metropolitan areas, 33% have either no abortion provider or none that serves at least 50 women per year. Among states, North Dakota and South Dakota have only one provider each. Most abortions (69%) are performed in abortion clinics, and only 7% are performed in hospitals. Fewer than 1% of women who have an abortion are hospitalized for the procedure.
- Publication
Family Planning Perspectives, 1994, Vol 26, Issue 3, p100
- ISSN
0014-7354
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.2307/2136033