Arkansas Abortion Facts

State abortion stats by rate, rank, total, age, gestation, and procedure type.

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State abortion statistics are collected privately by The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) and federally by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Because of reporting lag, the most recent data available is generally a few years old. It should be noted that three states (California, Maryland, and New Hampshire) did not provide abortion data to the federal government for the last reporting period, and AGI (the research arm of Planned Parenthood) openly advocates abortion.

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CDC DATA (Arkansas)

Total Abortions (2007): 4,845

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 4,845 abortions took place in Arkansas during 2007. They reported 4,988 abortions in 2006.

Total Abortions Rank (2007): #32

Out of the 47 states* (+ Washington DC) that reported to the CDC, Arkansas's 2007 abortion total places it at #32 on the list (#1 on the list is the state or district with the most abortions and #48 is the state or district with the fewest).
*California, Maryland, and New Hampshire did not report data.

Abortion Rate* (2007): 8.6

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that the 2007 abortion rate for Arkansas was 8.6. Their 2006 abortion rate was 8.8. The 2007 abortion rate across the 47 reporting states** (+ Washington DC) was 16.0.
*The abortion rate is the number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years.
**California, Maryland, and New Hampshire did not report data.

Abortion Rate Rank (2007): #34

Out of the 47 states* (+ Washington DC) that reported to the CDC, Arkansas's 2007 abortion rate places it at #34 on the list (#1 on the list is the state or district with the highest abortion rate and #48 is the state or district with the lowest).
*California, Maryland, and New Hampshire did not report data.

Out-of-State Abortion Percentage (2007): 14.7%

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 14.7% of the 4,845 abortions that took place in Arkansas were performed on out-of-state residents.

Percentage of Reported Abortions by Known Age (2007):

<15 yrs	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	≥40 yrs	Unknown
0.8%	17.2%	32.4%	23.3%	13.8%	9.4%	3.1%	0%

Percentage of Reported Abortions by Weeks of Gestation* (2007):

≤8 weeks*	9-13 weeks*	14-15 weeks*	16-17 weeks*	18-20 weeks*	≥21 weeks*	Unknown
58.5%	29.6%	4.2%	NR	4.2%	NR	0%

*Gestational weeks are measured from the first day of the woman's last period and not from the day of conception. Though it does not provide an accurate fetal age (which is roughly 2 weeks less than the gestational age), it is the simplest way for an OB/GYN to age a pregnancy since the day of conception is often not known. Hence, if an abortion occurs at 8 weeks gestation, it is actually aborting a 6 week embryo. The images on our Prenatal Development and Abortion Pictures pages are more precisely captioned with fetal ages in accordance with standard teaching texts on prenatal development.

Percentage of Reported Abortions by Procedure Type* (2007):

Curettage	Intrauterine Instillation	Medical	Other	Unknown
96.9%	0%	2.9%	NR	0.2%

*To learn more about how various abortion procedures are performed, visit our Abortion Techniques page.

SOURCE: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6001a1.htm?s_cid=ss6001a1_w

AGI DATA (Arkansas)

Total Abortions (2008): 4,890

The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) reports that 4,890 abortions took place in Arkansas during 2008. In 2005, there were 4,710 abortions reported.

**Total Abortions Rank (2008): #36**

Out of the 50 states (+ Washington DC) that AGI lists data for, Arkansas's 2008 abortion total places it at number 36 on the list (#1 on the list is the state or district with the most abortions and #51 is the state or district with the fewest).

**Abortion Rate* (2008): 8.7**

The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) reports that the 2008 abortion rate for Arkansas was 8.7. In 2005, the abortion rate in Arkansas was 8.3. It was 9.8 in 2000. The 2008 abortion rate across the entire United States was 19.6.
*The abortion rate is the number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years.

**Abortion Rate Rank (2008): #39**

Out of the 50 states (+ Washington DC) that AGI lists data for, Arkansas's 2008 abortion rate places it at number 39 on the list (#1 on the list is the state or district with the highest abortion rate and #51 is the state or district with the lowest).

Percentage of Pregnancies Ending in Abortion (2008): 9%

In 2008, 54,200 women in Arkansas became pregnant. 75% of these pregnancies resulted in live births and 9% in induced abortions

Total Abortion Facilities (2008): 6

In 2008, the Alan Guttmacher Institute reports that there were 6 abortion providers in Arkansas. There were 3 providers in 2005 and 7 providers in 2000.

Abortion Restrictions (2011):

The parent of a minor must consent before an abortion is provided.
A woman must receive state-directed counseling that includes information designed to discourage her from having an abortion and then wait until the next day before the procedure is provided.
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest.

SOURCE: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/sfaa/arkansas.html

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