What percentage of abortions are rape?

First, approximately 70 percent of all women believe abortion is immoral, even though many also feel it should be a legal choice for others. Approximately the same percentage of pregnant rape victims believe abortion would be just another act of violence perpetrated against their bodies and their children. read more

And 95 percent of those who mentioned rape or incest named other reasons as well for deciding to abort, the institute said. In a separate 1979 analysis, when federally financed abortions were available in cases of rape or incest or where the pregnancy threatened the woman's life or physical health, the institute said that a total of 3,675 women had abortions paid for by Federal money. read more

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