
Number of Abortions Since 1973
The number of abortions performed in the US since 1973 is approach 50 million. An easy number to read, and a hard one to comprehend.
The Mississippi Baptist Convention has sought to put together a visual reminder: the Memorial to the Missing (pictured to the right), being filled with 50 million pennies.
Here's another way to try to get your mind around the number. If you add up the populations to the following states, they equal about 50 million.
Kentucky
Oregon
Oklahoma
Connecticut
Iowa
Mississippi
Arkansas
Kansas
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico
West Virginia
Nebraska
Idaho
Maine
New Hampshire
Hawaii
Rhode Island
Montana
Delaware
South Dakota
Alaska
North Dakota
Vermont
Wyoming