Why is the Brevard County abortion rate 52% less than the Florida average?
See FLORIDA TODAY newspaper article. The Brevard County, Florida per capita abortion rate was 52% less than the state average in 1997, while the rates for both were virtually the same in 1989. Here are the facts. Calculate it for yourself. Then explain it. Public Health Statistics, Office of Vital Statistics, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services show in their report titled Reported Induced Abortions by Reason and Gestation by County show that in 1989, there were 1863 reported abortions in Brevard County and then in 1997, there were 1221. The same report shows 62,626 reported abortions in 1989 for the whole state of Florida in 1989 and 81,692 in 1997. The Brevard Economic Development Commission reports that the population of Brevard County was 388,378 in 1989 and 458,035 in 1997. The Florida Population by Year web site gives the population of Florida as 12.7 million in 1989 and 14.7 million in 1997. Use these numbers to calculate the abortion rate drop for yourself.
