Texas 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 (Texas)

Total Abortions (2008): 81,366

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 81,366 abortions took place in Texas during 2008. They reported 80,886 abortions in 2007 and 81,883 abortions in 2006.

Total Abortions Rank (2008): #3

Out of the 47 states* (+ Washington DC) that reported to the CDC, Texas's 2008 abortion total places it at #3 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* (2008): 15.9

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that the 2008 abortion rate for Texas was 15.9. Their 2007 abortion rate was 15.9, and their 2006 abortion rate was 16.3. The 2008 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 (2008): #17

Out of the 47 states* (+ Washington DC) that reported to the CDC, Texas's 2008 abortion rate places it at #17 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 (2008): 3.7%

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 3.7% of the 81,366 abortions that took place in Texas were performed on out-of-state residents.

Percentage of Reported Abortions by Known Age (2008):

<15 yrs	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	≥40 yrs	Unknown
0.3%	12.5%	33.9%	25.9%	15.0%	9.0%	3.3%	0.3%

Percentage of Reported Abortions by Weeks of Gestation* (2008):

≤8 weeks*	9-13 weeks*	14-15 weeks*	16-17 weeks*	18-20 weeks*	≥21 weeks*	Unknown
72.2%	22.3%	3.4%	0.4%	0.9%	0.7%	0%

*Gestational weeks are measured from the first day of the woman's last menstruation 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* (2008):

Curettage	Intrauterine Instillation	Medical	Other
79.7%	NA%	20.3%	0%

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

SOURCE: Abortion Surveillance --- United States, 2008

AGI DATA (Texas)

Total Abortions (2008): 84,610

The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) reports that 84,610 abortions took place in Texas during 2008. In 2005, there were 85,670 abortions reported.

**Total Abortions Rank (2008):** #4

Out of the 50 states (+ Washington DC) that AGI lists data for, Texas's 2008 abortion total places it at number 4 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): 16.5**

The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) reports that the 2008 abortion rate for Texas was 16.5. In 2005, the abortion rate in Texas was 17.3. It was 18.8 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): #22**

Out of the 50 states (+ Washington DC) that AGI lists data for, Texas's 2008 abortion rate places it at number 22 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): 15%

In 2008, 579,700 women in Texas became pregnant. 70% of these pregnancies resulted in live births and 15% in induced abortions

Total Abortion Facilities (2008): 67

In 2008, the Alan Guttmacher Institute reports that there were 67 abortion providers in Texas. There were 64 providers in 2005 and 65 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 24 hours 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/texas.html

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