17 de janeiro de 2008

Estatística - número de abortos nos EUA

Artigo do WP sobre como tem evoluído o número dos abortos nos EUA, desde 1975: Abortions Hit Lowest Number Since 1976 - washingtonpost.com. Excertos:


"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."

"The report did not identify reasons for the drop in
abortions, but the researchers said it could be caused by a combination of
factors.
"It could be more women using contraception and not having as many
unintended pregnancies. It could be more restrictions on abortions making it
more difficult for women to obtain abortion services. It could be a combination
of these and other dynamics," said Rachel K. Jones of the
Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive-health research organization,
which published the report in the March issue of the journal Perspectives on
Sexual and Reproductive Health."

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