- 6,000,000 pregnancies occur in the US each year
- 468,988 babies are born to teenage mothers (8%)
- 820,000 mothers-to-be smoke during their pregnancy (14%)
- 221,000 mothers-to-be use illegal drugs during their pregnancy (4%)
- 757,000 mothers-to-be drink alcohol during their pregnancy (13%)
- 240,000 fathers-to-be abuse their pregnant partners (4%)
- 458,952 babies are born to mothers without adequate prenatal care (8%)
- 1,200,000 pregnancies are voluntarily terminated each year (20%)
- An estimated 906,000 children are abused and neglected each year in the U.S. An estimated 1,500 children die as a result. **
In the United States, 6 million women deal with infertility. SIX MILLION women who want pregnancies have to jump through hoops, possibly never getting the chance to be parents.
Bullsh*t? I think so.
* (All statistics taken from American Pregnancy Association unless otherwise noted.).
** (from http://www.a-better-child.org/site/963922/page/787931)
