(WTVO) — Illinois has the third-highest rate of teen abortions in the United States, according to a new study analyzing federal data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The research, conducted by the Birth Injury Lawyers Group, examined abortion statistics for teens ages 15 to 19 across all 50 states between 2018 and 2022.

Illinois recorded 454 abortions per 100,000 teens during that period, more than double the national average of 222.

The findings place Illinois behind only two other states, New Jersey and New York, in teen abortion rates. Around 470 abortions per 100,000 teens were performed in New Jersey while New York's numbers reflect 524 abortions per 100,000 15- to 19-year-olds.

Researchers used data from the CDC’s Abortion Surveillance Reports, which track leg

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