This statistic shows the distribution of women who obtained abortions in nonhospital settings in 2008 and 2014 who reported ever having attempted to self-induce an abortion with misoprostol or other substances. It was found that 1.3 percent of women who received an abortion in 2014 reported attempting to self-induce an abortion using misoprostol at some point in their lives.
Distribution of women in the U.S. who obtained an abortion who had at some time attempted to self-induce an abortion in 2008 and 2014*
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Guttmacher Institute. (May 10, 2016). Distribution of women in the U.S. who obtained an abortion who had at some time attempted to self-induce an abortion in 2008 and 2014* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/656648/self-induced-abortion-attempts-abortion-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. "Distribution of women in the U.S. who obtained an abortion who had at some time attempted to self-induce an abortion in 2008 and 2014*." Chart. May 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656648/self-induced-abortion-attempts-abortion-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. (2016). Distribution of women in the U.S. who obtained an abortion who had at some time attempted to self-induce an abortion in 2008 and 2014*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656648/self-induced-abortion-attempts-abortion-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute. "Distribution of Women in The U.S. Who Obtained An Abortion Who Had at Some Time Attempted to Self-induce An Abortion in 2008 and 2014*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/656648/self-induced-abortion-attempts-abortion-united-states/
Guttmacher Institute, Distribution of women in the U.S. who obtained an abortion who had at some time attempted to self-induce an abortion in 2008 and 2014* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/656648/self-induced-abortion-attempts-abortion-united-states/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Distribution of women in the U.S. who obtained an abortion who had at some time attempted to self-induce an abortion in 2008 and 2014* [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, May 10, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/656648/self-induced-abortion-attempts-abortion-united-states/