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Educating others about [[Abortion|abortion]] requires accurate information.  Here are some important '''Abortion Facts'''.
 
Educating others about [[Abortion|abortion]] requires accurate information.  Here are some important '''Abortion Facts'''.
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*A study estimated that about 1,2 million abortions took place in the [[United States]] in 2002.<ref>{{hnb|Finer|2006|Ref=CITEREFFinerHenshaw2006}}</ref> If abortions are recognized as deaths (of the unborn child), they were the most common cause of death that year.<ref>{{hnb|Blount County Right to Life|2003}}</ref>
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*A study estimated that nearly 1.3 million abortions took place in the [[United States]] in 2002, equivalent to about 148 abortions per hour.<ref>{{hnb|Finer|2006|Ref=CITEREFFinerHenshaw2006}}</ref>
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*Abortion is the leading cause of death in the [[United States]].<ref>{{hnb|Blount County Right to Life|2003}}</ref>
 
*Abortion is the leading cause of death in [[Spain]].<ref>{{hnb|Catholic World News|2007}}</ref>
 
*Abortion is the leading cause of death in [[Spain]].<ref>{{hnb|Catholic World News|2007}}</ref>
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*"Forty-three percent of women obtaining abortions identify themselves as Protestant, and 27% as Catholic."<ref>Guttmacher Institute, ''Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States'', July 2008, retrieved 10/12/2008.[http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html#3] For this fact, Guttmacher cites Jones RK, Darroch JE and Henshaw SK, ''Patterns in the socioeconomic characteristics of women obtaining abortions in 2000–2001'', Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2002, 34(5):226–235.</ref>
 
*"Forty-three percent of women obtaining abortions identify themselves as Protestant, and 27% as Catholic."<ref>Guttmacher Institute, ''Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States'', July 2008, retrieved 10/12/2008.[http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html#3] For this fact, Guttmacher cites Jones RK, Darroch JE and Henshaw SK, ''Patterns in the socioeconomic characteristics of women obtaining abortions in 2000–2001'', Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2002, 34(5):226–235.</ref>
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* ''"fetus: the unborn offspring in the postembryonic period, after major structures have been outlined, in humans from nine weeks after fertilization until birth."'' Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary.
 
* ''"fetus: the unborn offspring in the postembryonic period, after major structures have been outlined, in humans from nine weeks after fertilization until birth."'' Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary.
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== Arguments Against Abortion ==
 
== Arguments Against Abortion ==
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