What percentage of abortions are due to rape?

6,600 abortions in cases of rape (using Holmes et al. figures); 1,218,000 abortions (AGI figures); 0.54% of abortions in cases of rape. Note that these statistical approaches carry large uncertainties. Circumstances surrounding both rape and abortion prompt degrees of both underreporting and inaccurate reporting. 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