Study: Only 14% of OB/GYN’s Perform Abortions

According to the article “Study: Fewer Doctors Are Offering Abortions” :

‘Ninety-seven percent of obstetrician-gynecologists have encountered patients wanting an abortion, but only 14 percent performed them

(Study in Obstetrics and Gynecology published in AUGUST 22ND, 2011)

Statistics can be broken down as follows:

• Women physicians are more likely than male physicians to provide an abortion (18.6 percent v. 10.6 percent)
• Young doctors (ages 26 to 35) are the most likely to offer abortion, followed by the oldest doctors (ages 56 to  65)
• Doctors in the Northeast or West are more likely to offer the procedure than those in the South or Midwest
• Urban doctors are more likely than rural doctors to perform abortions

 

 

 

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