For example, California and Florida had a combined total of 308,550 abortions in 2008 and did not send a report to the CDC that year. Delaware has the most abortions per 1000 women(15-44) at 40. Tennessee had the 25th most with 15.5 per 1000 women(15-44). read more
CDC began abortion surveillance in 1969 to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions. Many states and reporting areas (New York City and the District of Columbia) conduct abortion surveillance. read more
Guttmacher says that the number of abortion "providers" has dropped from a high of 2,918 in 1982 to 1,671 in 2014. Most of the reduction in abortions seen between 2008 and 2011 was in facilities performing a thousand or more abortions a year. read more