Hello, and good morning. What are the statistics of abortions performed due to rape-based conceptions? I can’t seem to find anything anywhere. God bless.

• There were 1,060,000 human beings killed by abortion in 2011, down from 1,210,000 killed in 2008, a decline of 13%.
• There has been a steady decline in abortions since 1980.
• Twenty-one percent of all pregnancies in the U.S. end in elective abortion.

Women give an average of 3.7 reasons why they are seeking an abortion…

• 21% Inadequate finances
• 21% Not ready for responsibility
• 16% Woman’s life would be changed too much
• 12% Problems with relationships, unmarried
• 11% Too young and/or immature
• 8% Children are grown; she has all she wants
• 3% Baby has possible health problems
• Less than 1% Pregnancy caused by rape/incest
• 4% Other