Cost of Abortions in Midway, Garfield Ridge and Summit, Illinois Rise

March 28, 2009 - PRLog -- Women in the neighborhoods of Midway, Garfield Ridge and Summit, IL will pay anywhere from $300 to $500 for an abortion, and even $1,000 or more, depending on how far along the woman is in her pregnancy.

The cost, which has been slowly increasing over the years, can cover the abortion, birth control pills, anesthetic and antibiotics. Not included in these figures is the cost of follow-up treatments for unexpected problems caused by the procedure, post-abortion counseling or other related problems.

Whatever the cost, the rate of abortion in Illinois in 2005 dropped 19% since the year 2000, according to the Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of Planned Parenthood. These figures mean that in 2005, about 380 women in the Midway area received abortions, about 190 women in the Garfield Ridge area, and about 40 women in Summit.

In all of Illinois, nearly 51,000 women obtained abortions in 2005, according to the Guttmacher Institute. The abortion rate in Illinois was 18.9 per thousand women in 2005, down from 23.2 per thousand in 2000.

When states’ anti-abortion laws were struck down in 1973 by the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, the number of abortion procedures nationally at first rose steadily, reached a peak in 1990, but then have been dropping ever since, according to Guttmacher.

The decrease may be due to women obtaining better information about the dangers of abortion, and decisions on the part of a growing number of women to choose lifestyles that make abortion unnecessary.

Women in Berwyn, Midway, Garfield Ridge, Summit, Cicero, Stickney, North Riverside, or surrounding communities in Illinois can learn more about abortion by calling WomanCare Services in Berwyn at 708-795-6000. Or visit http://www.womancare.org.

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WomanCare Services, of Berwyn, IL provides help to women with unexpected pregnancies. You don't have to wait to be seen by one of our team members. Often, you can make an appointment for the same day. Our consultations are confidential. Call 708-795-6000.