A woman then had to wait 24 hours before the abortion would be performed.

Less than one percent of all abortions performed take place after the 21 st week.

About 1,650 abortions are performed each year in the state.

Thus the hospital would no longer be able to perform abortions.

There can be medical reasons, why an abortion is performed.

More than 1 million abortions are performed every year in this country.

"Apparently she tried to perform an abortion on herself and it went wrong."

Also struck down was a 24-hour waiting period after the talk before the abortion could be performed.

Why did you choose to support a change in policy such that the hospital began to perform abortions?

Approximately 1.3 million abortions, about 82 percent, were performed on single women.