New Report Confirms Most Abortions Done for Birth Control, Just .7% for Rape and Incest by Sarah Terzo for Life News
Minnesota has released its report on abortion in the state in 2020 and 2021. The report points out reasons why women had abortions. In 2021, by far the most common reason given was that the woman “[did] not want children at this time.” Eighty-four percent of women who responded gave this reason for their abortions.
According to a poll from January 2022 summarized by Live Action News, “54% of voters polled said abortion should be illegal at all or most of the time, and 43% percent said it should be illegal except in cases of rape.”
Less than 1% of Minnesota abortions in 2021 and 2020 were committed because the mother was a victim of rape or incest, and no abortions were reported either year to save the life of the mother.
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Here is the breakdown of Minnesota’s other statistics. The numbers don’t add up to 100% because some women gave more than one reason. Of the 65% polled who answered the question:
- 84% of abortions were committed because the woman “does not want children at this time”
- 20% of abortions were committed due to economic reasons
- 14.5% of abortions were committed due to the woman’s emotional health
- 8% of abortions were committed due to the woman’s physical health
- 2% of abortions were committed because the baby was disabled
- 0.6% of abortions were committed due to rape
- 0.4% of abortions were committed because “Continued pregnancy will cause impairment of major bodily function”
- 0.1% of abortions were committed due to incest
There is no indication of the type of “physical health” concern or how serious it was.
In 2020, as in 2021, the most common reason given for an abortion was that the woman “[did] not want children at this time.”
- 82% of abortions were committed because the woman “does not want children at this time”
- 26% of abortions were committed due to economic reasons
- 15% of abortions were committed due to the woman’s emotional health
- 8.8% of abortions were committed due to the woman’s physical health
- 2.7% of abortions were committed because the baby was disabled
- 0.7% of abortions were committed due to rape
- 0.5% of abortions were committed because “Continued pregnancy will cause impairment of major bodily function”
- 0.1% of abortions were committed due to incest
In that year, 36% refused to give the reason for their abortion.
