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Abortion-Related Medical Liability Payments, 1996–2005
| No. | |
| Payments, no. | 756 |
| Total abortions in United Statesa | 14.1 million |
| No. payments per million abortions | 53.62 |
| Median payment,b $ (25%, 75%) | 88 037 (27 225, 235 950) |
| Amount of liability payment per abortion performed, $ | 11.11 |
Figure is for 1991 to 2000 because of the time lag between the incident leading to a liability claim and the liability payment.
In 2006 dollars.
