North Dakota Abortion Statistics from 2007

Though these reports may not be entirely accurate and are a few years old, it is still visible who they are targeting...for me it confirms just how many around me are hurting...that we have indeed made a difference in this state as the numbers take a plunge, that there is hope for the future and that now, more than ever, the lives of so many babies need to be saved and the hearts of so many mother's are in need of change.

Total Induced Abortions in ND: 1,235

Abortions Per Year** 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 483 833 2,554 3,076 3,028 2,872 2,826 2,664 2,562 2,221 1,761 1,723 1,602 1,493 1,406 1,301 1,334 1,291 1,219 1,242 1,345 1,341 1,216 1,219 1,354 1,357 1,231 1,298 1,235 **Reporting was not required before 1979. Abortions by Age of Preborn 0-5 Weeks 6-9 Weeks 10-12 Weeks 13-15 Weeks 16 Weeks or more 48 772 315 100 2 Previous Abortions 0 1 2 3 4+ 829 256 115 24 11 Reported Complications None Infection Retained Product of Conception 1,296 1 1 By ND County of Residence Out of State Burleigh Cass Dickey Grand Forks McKenzie Morton Mountrail Ramsey Richland Rolette Sioux Stark Stutsman Towner Traill Walsh Ward Williams 503 71 284 6 124 7 23 12 7 13 6 8 18 26 6 9 6 90 16

Woman's Education Less than HS diploma HS diploma Some College College Graduate Post Graduate Study Not Stated 201 373 466 135 41 19 Age of Woman Under 15 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40+ 5 218 472 278 142 87 33 Marital Status Not Married Married Not Stated 1,053 175 7 Race of Mother White Native American Black Other/Asian Not stated 1,001 149 39 31 15 Woman's Place of Residence North Dakota Minnesota South Dakota Other States Other Countries 795 385 50 4 1 Living Children of Women Having Abortions None 1 2 3 4 5 or more 547 306 239 83 39 21 By Governor's Planning Region Region I [Divide, Williams, McKenzie] 23 Region II [Burke, Mountrail, Renville, Bottineau, Pierce, McHenry, Ward] 111 Region III [Rolette, Towner, Cavalier, Ramsey, Eddy, Benson] 28 Region IV [Pembina, Walsh, Nelson, Grand Forks] 139 Region V [Cass, Richland, Ransom, Sargent, Steele, Traill] 312 Region VI [Barnes, Griggs, LaMoure, Dickey, Stutsman, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, Wells, Foster] 49 Region VII [Burleigh, Emmons, Morton, Sioux, Grant, Oliver, Mercer, McLean, Sheridan] 111 Region VIII [Adams, Bowman, Golden Valley, Billings, Stark, Hettinger, Slope] 23 Out of State 439