SHOCKING BUT TRUE - Abortion Statistics Outnumber Live Births Statistics In New York's Black Community

Abortions outnumber live births among African American women living in New York City, according to a new health report. Newly released Department of Health and Mental Hygiene figures show black women had 31,328 'crude induced terminations' in 2012, compared with 24,758 'live births'.  The terminations comprised more than 42 percent of the Big Apple's total number.

The second highest number of abortions were for Hispanic at 22,917, with this group's live births reaching 36,642. Both groups outnumbered abortions for whites and Asian and Pacific Islanders, which had 9,704 and 4,493 terminations respectively. Women aged 20-29 had the most abortions among all ethnicities, with more women in Brooklyn choosing to terminate rather than have a child. Anti-abortion and religious groups have hit out at the figures, describing abortion as a 'problem' which the city is failing to adequately address. DM.