The Stats
Total number of abortions in the United States since 1973: 49,619,100 Population of 64 largest U.S. cities: 48,681,000 (2008 projected) Number of babies aborted each year worldwide -- 50,000,000. Number of babies aborted throughout the world since World War II: More than 1.5 billion. Top 3 countries in number of abortions annually: 1. Red China -- 11,000,000. 2. Former Soviet Union -- 6,000,000. 3. The United States -- 1,370,000. Highest abortion/birth ratio in the world: The former Soviet Union (300 abortions for every 100 live births, and declining) Highest abortion/birth ratio in the United States: Washington, D.C. (200 abortions for every 100 live births). Number of Jews killed during the Nazi Holocaust - 6,000,000. Number of American babies aborted since 9/11 - 8,325,000Iraq War began: 6,286,671 and climbing
Number of Americans of all ages and races murdered daily by handguns – 18.3 Number of American babies of all races killed every day by abortion – 3,750. Ratio of babies killed by abortion to people killed by handguns: 205 to 1 Number of American of all ages who start smoking every day -- 3,000. Percentage of smokers who will die prematurely 50-70 years later: 30%. Percentage of babies who are killed by abortion right now: 26%. Years of life expectancy lost by the average smoker - 7 years. Years of life expectancy lost by the average aborted baby: 77 years.
Ratio: 11 to 1
Total years of life expectancy lost by aborted American babies
since 1970: 3.8 billion life years. Total distance from one end of the universe to the other: 10 billion light years. Suicide rate for women following a live birth: 5.9 per 100,000. Suicide rate for women following an abortion: 34.7 per 100,000. Increased risk: 488% Increased risk of breast cancer in women who abort a first pregnancy: 100%. Increased risk of breast cancer in women with 2 or more abortions: 300%. Increased risk of breast cancer in women under 18 who abort: 150% Increased risk of breast cancer in women under 18
Percentage of adult men and women (18-64) who
have been involved in 1 or more abortions: 25% (1 out of 4) Percentage of adult men and women (18-64)
who will admit to an abortion: 10% (1 out of 10) Average cost for an abortion in the United States today: $600 Estimated cost of preventing an abortion through compassionate education:$30 Ratio of cost of an abortion to cost of education: 20:1
aborted since 1970: $18 trillion.