Induced Abortions by Gestation* and Type of Procedure
Arkansas Occurrences - 2007

Weeks of Gestation Suction
or D&E
Curettage		 Sharp
Curettage		 Intrauterine
Instillation		 Medical
(Nonsurgical)		 Other
Methods		 Unknown
Method		 Total
< 7 Wks 1428 0 0 80 0 0 1508
7 Wks 636 0 0 36 0 0 672
8 Wks 636 0 0 16 0 0 652
9 Wks 478 0 0 7 0 0 485
10 Wks 345 0 0 1 0 0 346
11 Wks 283 0 0 1 0 0 284
12 Wks 177 0 0 0 0 0 177
13 Wks 142 0 0 0 0 0 142
14 Wks 114 0 0 1 0 0 115
15 Wks 87 0 0 0 0 0 87
16 Wks 89 0 0 0 0 0 89
17 Wks 81 0 0 0 1 0 82
18 Wks 72 0 0 0 0 0 72
19 Wks 81 0 0 0 0 0 81
20 Wks 49 0 0 1 0 0 50
21+ Wks 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Unknown 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 4699 0 0 143 2 0 4844

*Gestation computed from first day of last menstrual period
except 109 of the 4844 procedures used physicians' estimates.
Source: Center for Health Statistics, Arkansas Department of Health- May 27, 2009