What percentage of abortions are because of rape?

Assuming that all abortions in cases of rape in Illinois were paid for by federal Medicaid, the FY 2007 figures are compatible with rates of rape-related abortions claimed by AGI, but they are 2-3 times higher than rates supported by analysis of data from other states. read more

11. 95% of those who mentioned rape or incest as a reason for an abortion also named other reasons as well for deciding to abort. 12. The number of abortions that occur in the United States based on the statistics because of rape or incest: 12,000. read more

But the institute said that it knew which category qualified only 2,444 of the women, and of these, 72 were eligible because of rape or incest. ''The 1 percent number from the 1987 survey is really the best we have on abortions because of rape or incest,'' said Susan Tew, a spokeswoman for the institute. read more