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CDC reports a small increase in number of abortions in 2002.(Obstetrics)

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| February 01, 2006 | Schneider, Mary Ellen | COPYRIGHT 2006 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

There was a slight uptick in the number of abortions reported in 2002, according to figures published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The number of abortions increased by 637 to 854,122 between 2001 and 2002. But the abortion rate--16 per 1,000 women--has remained constant since 2000. The figures are based on data reported from 47 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City. The analysis does not include information from Alaska, California, and New Hampshire.

The 0.1% increase follows 5 years of decline in the number of abortions from 1997 through 2001, researchers reported in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR Surveillance Summaries 2005;54[SS07]:1-31).

The CDC findings conflict with an analysis released in May 2005 by the Guttmacher Institute that showed that the number of abortions performed in the United States fell from 2001 to 2002. Their analysis showed that the number of abortions had declined from 1.30 million in 2001 to 1.29 million in 2002. The discrepancy may be due to differences in methodology. The Guttmacher ...

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