Abortion surveillance: preliminary analysis--United States, 1997

For 1997, CDC compiled data about legal induced abortions from the 50 states, New York City, and the District of Columbia. The total number of legal induced abortions was available from all reporting areas; however, not all these areas collected information about the characteristics of women who obtained abortions. This report presents preliminary data for 1997; final 1997 abortion data will be published during summer 2000.