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Jan 26, 2021 05:42 PM By Yvonne Stolworthy
Christine Bahls, Editor, Medical Daily A patient consults with a medical professional at an abortion clinic. ConwayStrategic/Flickr
It’s but a slight uptick, yet an uptick nonetheless, considering that abortion numbers have been on the decline in this country since 2009.
For the first time since then, the number of abortions is climbing. By 2018, the number rose to 619,591, according to the CDC. From 2009 to 2018, the number of abortions had dropped 22%, from 786,621. The rate of abortions, meaning the number of abortions per 1,000 women, and the ratio, meaning the number of abortions per 1,000 live births, went up 1% and 2%, respectively.