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Abortion Facts

WORLDWIDE

Number of abortions per year: Approximately 42 Million Number of abortions per day: Approximately 115,000

Where abortions occur:83% of all abortions are obtained in developing countries and 17% occur in developed countries.

© Copyright 1996-2008, The Alan Guttmacher Institute. (www.agi-usa.org)

UNITED STATES

Number of abortions per year: 1.37 Million (1996)Number of abortions per day: Approximately 3,700

Who's having abortions (age)?52% of women obtaining abortions in the U.S. are younger than 25: Women aged 20-24 obtain 32% of all abortions; Teenagers obtain 20% and girls under 15 account for 1.2%.

Why women have abortions1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient).

Data courtesy of http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html

The following is a list of useful abortion statistics as well as some facts on abortifacients. All abortion numbers are derived from pro-abortion sources courtesy of The Alan Guttmacher Institute and Planned Parenthood's Family Planning Perspectives. Click here for the Guttmacher Institute's latest fact sheet on abortion.

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Data from The Alan Guttmacher Institute and Planned Parenthood’s Family Planning Perspectives

No. of abortions per year (worldwide): app. 42 million (U.S.) : 1.37 million (1996)No. of abortions per day (worldwide): app. 115,000 (U.S.) : 3,700

Reasons (U.S.):• rape or incest – 1%• potential health problems (mother or child) – 6%• social reasons – 93%

Social reason – the child could be unwanted or inconvenient

The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform lifted some data from a pro-abortion group, The Alan Guttmacher Institute to raise people’s awareness regarding the staggering incidence of abortion in the world....




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is a STANDARDIZED METHOD used for ACKNOWLEDGING SOURCES

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theories

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to VERIFY QUOTATIONS

to FOLLOW-UP and READ MORE FULLY the cited author’s arguments

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address2. Insert the citation at the appropriate place

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3. Provide a REFERENCE LIST at the END of the document.

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1. IN-TEXT REFERENCING

2. REFERENCE LIST

A survey conducted by Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that a considerable number of American teenagers may be considered Content Creators. 57% of those interviewed mentioned that they have created and shared their blogs, webpages, pictures, videos and artwork online(Lenhart and Madden, 2005).

List of References

Lenhart, A., Madden, M. (2005) Reports: Family, Friends and Community. Retrieved November 5, 2008 from http://www/pewinternet.org/ ppf/r/166/report_display.asp

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1.DOCUMENT OF THE WORLD WIDE WEBIN-TEXT CITATION:

“It’s essential you learn how to reference” (Dawson, Smith, Deubert & Grey-Smith, 2002).

REFERENCE LIST:

Dawson, J., Smith, L., Deubert, K. & Grey-Smith, S. (2002). ‘S’ Trek 6: Referencing, not plagiarism. Retrieved October 31, 2002, from http://studytrek.lls.curtin.edu.au/


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2. DOCUMENT OF THE WWW – no author

IN-TEXT CITATION:

“The story... ” (Leafy Seadragons, 2001).

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Leafy Seadragons and Weedy Seadragons. (2001). Retrieved November 13, 2002, from http://www.windspeed.net.au/~jenny/ seadragons/


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3. DOCUMENT OF THE WWW – no date

IN-TEXT CITATION:

“Architecture in itself... ” (Royal Institute of British Architects, n.d.).

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Royal Institute of British Architect (n.d.). Shaping the future: Careers in architecture. Retrieved May 31, 2005, from http://www.careersinarchitecture.net/


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4. IMAGE ON THE WEB

IN-TEXT CITATION:

The image of the wasp... (Wasps, hornets and yellowjackets, n.d.).

REFERENCE LIST:

Wasps, hornets and yellowjackets [image] (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2005, from http://www.laters.com/insects/hornets.htm


REFERENCING5. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, EMAIL,

DISCUSSION LISTS

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It was confirmed that an outbreak occurred in London (S. Savieri, personal communication. April 24, 1999).

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Personal communication, email, discussion lists are not included in the reference list as they cannot be traced by the reader.


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