The number of abortions in Ohio continue to decline. Last year the state saw a one percent drop - 323 fewer abortions - from the year before, according to the latest Ohio Abortion Report. Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles has details.
Just over 20,100 abortions were performed in Ohio last year. And nearly 9 in 10 were done in the first trimester with one half of one percent conducted after 20 weeks.
Women 25 to 55 accounted for nearly 62% (61.8) of the abortions. And less than 3 percent were performed on patients under 17.
31 women had complications but none died.
The Statistical Analysis Unit of the Bureau of Vital Statistics says that overall, the number of abortions in Ohio has declined steadily since 2001.