Table 6-4 (See p. 122 in your text.) Views on Abortion
Figure 6-4 (See p. 123 in your text.) Public opinion about abortion The Gallup Organization has been conducting public opinion polls about abortion
for many years. Current and historical results are available at http://www.gallup.com/poll/Indicators/indabortion.asp
Gallup's Abortion Issues page. Gallup also conducts special polls about specific
abortion-related issues, such as the abortion pill. To locate these, search
the site for a specific issue or scroll through recent listings on the page
for http://www.gallup.com/poll/soc_issues.asp
Social Issues and Policy.
Figure 6-5 (See p. 124 in your text.) Distribution of abortions by the woman's age and by the weeks of gestation The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes national surveillance
reports on abortion that look at overall abortion statistics and at particular
factors, such as age and ethnicity of mother, type of procedure, and weeks of
gestation. Reports can be accessed at the http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/surv_abort.htm
CDC's Abortion Surveillance page. Additional abortion statistics and information are available from the http://www.agi-usa.org
Alan Guttmacher Institute.
Figure 6-6 (See p. 124 in your text.) Abortion rates in the United States The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes national surveillance
reports on abortion that look at overall abortion statistics and at particular
factors, such as age and ethnicity of mother, type of procedure, and weeks of
gestation. Reports can be accessed at the http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/surv_abort.htm
CDC's Abortion Surveillance page. Additional abortion statistics and information are available from the http://www.agi-usa.org
Alan Guttmacher Institute.
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