Report: US Abortion Rate Lowest Since 1973

AP via Yahoo ^ | February 2, 2014 | David Carey

[srmorton]

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. abortion rate declined to its lowest level since 1973, and the number of abortions fell by 13 percent between 2008 and 2011, according the latest national survey of abortion providers conducted by a prominent research institute.

The Guttmacher Institute, which supports legal access to abortion, said in a report being issued Monday that there were about 1.06 million abortions in 2011 — down from about 1.2 million in 2008. Guttmacher's figures are of interest

[srmorton]

Good news on Super Bowl Sunday! Thanks to 3-D and 4-D sonograms, it's getting harder to convince women that their babies are "unviable" masses of tissue.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I think more and more people are finally starting to figure out that when you kill a baby, it’s murder, not a “choice”. No where in the Constitution does it say that a woman can choose to kill her baby if she so desires. No where.

[DoughtyOne]

Over one million abortions...

Makes one proud doesn’t it...

Very few people when asked if they think over one million abortions per year is acceptable, answer in the affirmative.

[exit82]

Guttmacher is owned by Planned Parenthood.

So you know the numbers are accurate./s

And NY and CA don’t report their numbers for a number of years now.

SO we are north of 60 million dead children, all unique individuals, since 1973.

All because of a lawless Supreme Court creating law which they had no right to do, but no one stopped them.

Judgement could come at any time. God’s patience and mercy is not inexhaustible.

Ask the Jews in 722 BC and 606-586 BC.

[Black Agnes]

That’s because, since about ‘08, fertility levels have completely crashed in this country.

Fewer women are getting pregnant. Therefore fewer of them are needing abortions.

[GreyFriar]

Can guttmacher institute #s be trusted since they are a power behind PPA?

[posterchild]

While the overall abortion rate declined, the proportion of abortions entailing early medication procedures continued to increase.
It's not clear to me what this sentence means but i hope that there truly is a reduction in abortions and not just a shift from surgical abortions to chemical abortions.

[stars & stripes forever]

Abortion is becoming more evil....
Weigh in on this New York bill NOW!

“NY Abortion Bill Ok’s Shooting Babies Through the Heart With Poison to Kill Them”

http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=13263

[dowcaet]

Isn’t this one of their bread and butter issues? Those evil pro-life fanatics must be getting through to the people.

[GOPsterinMA]

I would add fewer “Caucasian, US citizen” to your spot on post.

The illegals and gibmedats are breeding like rabbits.

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[Black Agnes]

Actually their fertility, while still slightly higher than Caucasians, is crashing even faster than Caucasians.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/health/us-birthrate-dips-especially-for-hispanics.html?_r=0

[srmorton]

You are correct, but I have heard Rush comment many times that the number of abortions have been steadily declining in the US because the hearts of people are being changed by the TRUTH about this horrible practice. Not only the sonograms, but the accounts of babies who survived birth at 23-25 weeks and the trial of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell have penetrated the consciousness of those who thought they were pro-choice. Young people in particular have been becoming more pro-life as a group.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Yeah, Guttmacher is aligned with the gut-smashers, BUT they do have the most recent and most accurate statistics. All abortion researchers on both sides use their numbers, though not necessarily their analysis.

They're highly motivated to get actionable intel. They're into marketing, after all.

[Balding_Eagle]

Judgement could come at any time. God’s patience and mercy is not inexhaustible.

The first sentence is true. The second?

Another question I would ask, if we are getting back to the right path of fewer abortions, and judgment comes, should we blame the past, or the fact that we are not aborting as many babies as we used to?

[GOPsterinMA]

That’s truly a shocker! I see fewer and fewer pregnant Caucasians and more and more “others” ready to pop with others in tow.

Hmmm...

[SkyPilot]

Three words: Morning After Pill.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

How people in the 1880s viewed an abortionist.

[dandiegirl]

With the POTUS constantly harping on it and the rabid female libs, it really starts making people think about what it really is. Their evilness has backfired on them.