Abortion in the United States

=== Motherhood ===
In 2019, 60% of women who had abortions were already mothers, and 50% already had two or more children.<ref name=NYT_2021-12-14 >{{ cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/14/upshot/who-gets-abortions-in-america.html | title=Who Gets Abortions in America? | last1=Sanger-Katz | first1=Margot | last2=Cain Miller | first2=Claire | last3=Bui | first3=Quoctrung | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=2021-12-14 | quote=Six in 10 women who have abortions are already mothers, and half of them have two or more children, according to 2019 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “One of the main reasons people report wanting to have an abortion is so they can be a better parent to the kids they already have,” Professor Upadhyay said. }}</ref><ref name=Parenting_2022-06-24 >{{ cite news | url=https://www.parents.com/parenting/i-m-a-mom-and-i-had-an-abortion/ | title=The Latest Abortion Statistics and Facts | last=Zerwick | first=Phoebe | newspaper=[[Parenting (magazine)|Parenting]] | date=2022-06-24 | quote=Did you know that a majority of people who have abortions are already parents? Of those who received an abortion, 60 percent had "one or more" previous children—according to 2019 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). }}</ref>