Abortion Surveillance — United States, 2019
139 Citations•2021•
Katherine Kortsmit, Michele G. Mandel, Jennifer A. Reeves
Abortion rates decreased from 2010 to 2019 for all women, regardless of age; however, abortion ratios in 2019 were highest among adolescents (aged ≤19 years) and lowest among women aged 25–39 years.
Abstract
Abortion surveillance can be used to help evaluate programs aimed at promoting equitable access to patient-centered quality contraceptive services in the United States to reduce unintended pregnancies.