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We Know Better Now (Part 3)
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Abortion affects our world, affects our communities and affects the people we care about.  It’s an important topic to be educated on because it’s a matter of LIFE. 

 

Since we’ve covered the topic of abortion in the last two posts, why don’t you take the quiz below to see how much information  you’ve retained? Post your answers and let us know how much you remember!

 

Abortion IQ:  Quiz Your Friends (Answers below)

  1. On January 22, 1973 the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion through which month of pregnancy?

A.  3rd month                    B. 4th month                      C.  6th month                     D.  9 month

  1. Since abortion was legalized in 1973, surgical abortion alone has extinguished the lives of approximately ____ pre-born babies.

A.  7 million                        B.  23 million                      C.  31 million                      D.  50 million

  1. About what percent of pregnancies end in surgical abortion?

A.  10%                                 B.  16%                                  C.  22%                                  D.  29%

  1. What percent of abortions performed in the U.S. are repeat abortions?

A.  30%                                 B.  40.2%                              C.  47%                                  D.  60.7%

  1. Which age group has the most abortions?

A.  15-19                               B.  20-24                               C.  25-29                               D.  30-34

  1. In 2004, white women had 161 abortions per 1,000 live births, Hispanics had 211 abortions per 1,000 live births, white African American women had ______ per 1,000 live births.

A.  79                                     B.  134                                   C.  328                                   D.  472

  1. According to a 2007 report by the Centers for Disease Control about how many late-term (>21 weeks of pregnancy) abortions were performed in 2004?

A.  3,700                               B.  1,200                               C.  8,000                               D.  11,750

  1. A developing baby’s heart begins to beat at:

A.  21 days                           B.  30 days                           C.  45 days                           D.  60 days

 

 

 

QUIZ ANSWERS

Answers to Abortion IQ Quiz (from above 4)

1. D1  2. D2  3. C3  4. C4  5. B5  6. D6  7. D7  8. A8

  1. Doe vs. Bolton, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 70-40, IV, P.11, Jan. 1973.
  2. Guttmacher Institute.  “In Brief – Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States.”  July 2008.*
  3. Ibid.
  4. Ibid.
  5. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  “Abortion Surveillance – United States, 2004.” Surveillance Summaries Nov. 23, 2007.  MMWR 2007; 56 (No.SS-9).  Table 4.*
  6. Ibid – Tables 9 and 10.
  7. Ibid – Table 1.
  8. Color Atlas of Life Before Birth, Marjorie England, Yearbook Publishers.

Contents excerpted from the advertising supplement, ““We Know Better Now” From Humanlifealliance.org, Copyright 2008. Excerpted with permission. All rights reserved.

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