This report includes the most recent trends concerning abortion in the United States. From 1973 to 2017, more than
160 million lives have been lost to abortion. While the cumulative abortion numbers will continue to increase, the
data reveals that the abortion rate has continued to decline while the percentage of women obtaining medicinally- induced abortions has increased. Almost all abortions occur during the first trimester -- 91 percent at or before 13 weeks; however, abortions happening during the first six weeks of pregnancy increased 16 percent from 2004 to 2013.
