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Central Ohio Abortion by the Numbers

Each week in Franklin County, 102 pre-born children die to abortion.

19.2% of abortions performed in Ohio occur in Franklin County.

3448 pre-born residents
of Greater Columbus were aborted in 2010.

41.09% of abortions performed on Franklin County residents
are on women between the age of 19 and 24.

47.53% of Franklin County residents who underwent abortions were Black
women, but only 19.35%
of the population is Black.


Sources:  Ohio Department of Health, 2010 Induced Abortions in Ohio; Community Research Partners, Racial and Ethnic Populations, http://centralohioindicators.org/site/indicators/population/1_PDFS/Population%205.pdf, accessed 9/30/11
2010 Ohio Abortion Report
The Ohio Department of Health gathers information on induced abortions and reports them every fall for the preceeding year.  Download the 2010 report here. 
2010 Ohio Abortion Report
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GCRTL Executive Director interviewed on local radio/tv show, Battle Cry.

Seminar: Talking about Life Issues - Sharing the Truth

GCRTL Executive Director Interviewed on Catholic Doctors Show
On January 12, 2011, Doctors Michael Parker and Will Turek interviewed Ruth Yorston on their Catholic Doctors Show which airs on St. Gabriel Catholic Radio 1580.  Mrs. Yorston tells of her experiences as an abortion worker, her conversion to the pro-life movement and how everyone can make a difference and influence people for life.  Click the play button below to listen to the interview.
U.S. Induced Abortion Facts

* Nearly half of all pregnancies to American women are unintended; four in 10 of these end in abortion.  22% of all pregnancies (excluding miscarrieages) end in abortion.

About half of American women have experienced an unintended pregnancy, and at current rates about one-third will have had an abortion by age 45

Some 1.21 million abortions were performed in 2008, down from 1.31 million abortions in 2000.

Nine in 10 abortions occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

A broad cross section of U.S. women have abortions

 - 57% of women have abortions are in their 20s
 - 18% are teenagers
 - 61% have one or more children
 - 45% have never married and are not cohabitating
 - 69% are economically disadvantages
 - 37% identify as Protestant and 28% as Catholic
 - 30% are non-Hispanic black women
 - 36% are non-Hispanic white women
 - 25% are Hispanic women

Source: Guttmacher Institute, May 2011, http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html