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More or Less: Behind the Stats

How many American women will have an abortion in their lifetime?

More or Less: Behind the Stats

BBC

Business, Mathematics, Science, News Commentary, News

4.63.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Earlier this month, the US Supreme Court overturned its 1973 ruling on Roe vs Wade - the case which guaranteed a constitutional right to a legal abortion across the US, sparking heated protests and debates across the country. But how many American women will have an abortion in their lifetime? One statistic circulating online puts it at as high as one in three. Reporter Charlotte McDonald has been looking into the figures and has uncovered some surprising statistics.

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0:28.0

The US Supreme Court has overturned its 1973 ruling on Roe vs Wade,

0:34.6

the case which guaranteed a constitutional right to a legal abortion across the US.

0:40.2

What is the opinion from the court?

0:42.2

Poppy and Jim, the court issuing that landmark ruling that this nation has been bracing for

0:47.2

and the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade that they have eliminated the constitutional

0:52.4

right to an abortion and at first glance. The protests have been growing here outside the court

0:58.2

all day as people absorb this dramatic news. Whether you agree with the ruling or not,

1:03.2

this is a seismic moment in America as almost five decades of guaranteed abortion rights have been

1:09.6

immediately and totally reversed. And this is so vindicating to know that we can now take

1:16.1

tangible steps to lessen the violence of abortion in our country.

1:20.2

We have a lot of work to do to make that happen but this has inevitably led to a huge amount

1:32.4

of debate in the media and online. There was one statistic our reporter, Charlotte McDonald,

1:38.1

was suspicious about when she saw it being shared on social media and she's here to tell us about it.

1:43.4

Hello Charlotte, tell us more.

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