Respect Life - Facts and Figures on Pregnancy
Some interesting and important facts:
- Did you know the age of consent for pregnancy medical care in MN is 13?Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/144.343
- Did you know 1 in 2 families struggle to afford diapers? Source: https://nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org/the-need/
- Did you know almost 23,000 MN infants live in homes below the Federal Poverty Level? Source: https://nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/Minnesota.pdf
- Did you know over 1/3 of MN families receiving state provided financial aid have at least one child under 3 years old? Source: https://nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/Minnesota.pdf
- Did you know the average low-income family needs more than $90/month to just cover the cost of diapers for one child? Source: https://nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/Minnesota.pdf
- More than half the abortions performed in MN in 2022 were performed on women between the ages of 20-29. Source: https://www.health.state.mn.us/data/mchs/pubs/abrpt/docs/2022abrpt.pdf
- In 2022, one third of the abortions performed in MN were performed on women between the ages of 30-39. Source: https://www.health.state.mn.us/data/mchs/pubs/abrpt/docs/2022abrpt.pdf
- Three quarters of the women who had abortions in MN in 2022 had a minimum of a high school degree. Source: https://www.health.state.mn.us/data/mchs/pubs/abrpt/docs/2022abrpt.pdf
- Almost half of the women who had abortions in MN in 2022 had some level of college education. Source: https://www.health.state.mn.us/data/mchs/pubs/abrpt/docs/2022abrpt.pdf