Interesting stats from the CDC regarding who gets abortions. 

As for the patients who are getting abortions, the most recent CDC data collected shows women with family incomes less than 100% the federal poverty level accounted for almost half of all abortion patients in 2014.

And in 2019, women in their 20s accounted for more than half of abortions. Black women had the highest rate; white women had the lowest.

"The majority of abortions are affecting Black and Hispanic mothers and young women," said Dima Qato of USC's Shaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics. Qato studies health disparities including access to family planning and reproductive health.



The CDC snapshot also reveals that 85% were unmarried and 14% were married. Sixty-percent were already mothers.

"Mothers are perhaps not taking contraceptives when they need them. Therefore, they have an unintended pregnancy and would like to choose to have an abortion," Qato said.


Not surprising. I question the part about contraception not being available to underserved women. Don't county health departments provide these things? And most women who live at poverty level and below are on Medicaid and I know it's provided through Medicaid. I've known women who refuse to use it for various reasons but continue to have sex then wonder what they're going to do about their situation. They act like it's everyone else's fault. 

My literal thinking mind just doesn't get it.

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