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"State Facts About Abortion." //GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE//. Web. 16 Aug. 2012. .

__Facts:__

 * In 2008, there were 2 abortion providers in South Dakota. This represents no change from 2005, when there were 2 abortion providers.
 * The highest percentages of reported abortions were for women who were unmarried (82%), white (55%) and aged <25 years (52%).
 * A total of 853,485 legal induced abortions were reported to CDC for 2001 from 49 reporting areas, representing a 0.5% decrease from the 857,475 legal induced abortions reported by the same 49 reporting areas for 2000.
 * In 2000 and 2001, Oklahoma again reported these data, increasing the number of reporting areas to 49.
 * In 1998 and 1999, CDC compiled abortion data from 48 reporting areas. Alaska, California, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma did not report, and data for these states were not estimated
 * CDC began abortion surveillance in 1969 to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions.
 * In North Carolina, 193,500 of the 1,903,290 women of reproductive age became pregnant in 2008. 68% of these pregnancies resulted in live births and 17% in induced abortions.
 * In Texas, 579,700 of the 5,124,911 women of reproductive age became pregnant in 2008. 70% of these pregnancies resulted in live births and 15% in induced abortions.
 * In South Dakota, 15,400 of the 153,509 women of reproductive age became pregnant in 2008. 78% of these pregnancies resulted in live births and 6% in induced abortions.
 * In 2008, 98% of South Dakota counties had no abortion provider. 76% of South Dakota women lived in these counties.
 * In South Dakota, the following restrictions on abortion were in effect as of January 2011:
 * Abortion would be banned if Roe v. Wade were to be overturned.
 * The use of telemedicine for the performance of medication abortion is prohibited.
 * Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment.
 * A woman must receive state-directed counseling that includes information designed to discourage her from having an abortion and then wait 24 hours before the procedure is provided.
 * The parent of a minor must be notified before an abortion is provided.