Fetus Wars: How Does America Rank In This World of Abortions?

In 1995, Africa had 5 million abortions. Europe had a slightly higher number of abortions, 7.7 million abortions. Latin America had around 4.2 million abortions in 1995. North America had the lowest number of abortions with 1.5 million. Asia, on the other hand, topped the charts with 26.8 million abortions. The reason for these varying numbers is quite easily explained: landmass is the cause of the great gap between Asia and the rest of the world. The abortion rates, per 1,000 women in each region of the Earth, are very similar to each other. The abortion rate in 1995 in Africa and Asia was 33 per every 1,000 women. The rate in North America was 22. Latin America had a rate of 37. Europe topped the charts with 48 abortions per every 1,000 women. While America is the lowest of all the major regions of the Earth, the number of abortions is still too high. Americans must work to outlaw abortion and persuade the world to follow suit.