WASHINGTON, January 21, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A newly released report shows that women over age 25 are having the largest share of abortions. The data indicate that the number of women having repeat abortions is increasing (some four or more) and more abortions are being performed on women who have previously had a live birth.
Concerned Women for America (CWA) announced the new research from the Beverly LaHaye Institute, CWA’s think tank, which indicates that while abortion rates are on the decline, abortion is increasingly being used by older women rather than teenagers in “crisis” pregnancies.
Dr. Janice Crouse, author of the report and senior fellow of CWA’s Beverly LaHaye Institute, said, “The demographics of abortion have changed dramatically over recent years. These data reveal that abortion is becoming a means of birth control for older women. Nearly half of all abortions today are repeat abortions, and 60 percent of all abortions are to women who have previously had a live birth.”
She added, “Proponents of abortion like to portray it as a desperate choice of a young girl who made a mistake, but this study shows a staggering and appalling picture of experienced and worldly-wise women refusing to alter their lifestyle and using abortion to cover their reckless and self-centered behavior.”