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U.S. abortion rate falls to lowest level since 1974

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edited January 2008 in A Moving Train
I thought some of you might be interested in the new abortion data that was released today, which indicates that the abortion rate in the United States is now (as of 2005) lower than it has been since 1974:

http://www.guttmacher.org/

(Sorry to post a new thread when I know there's already an abortion thread up right now, but I wasn't sure if this information would be considered relevant to that thread.)
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  • jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    I wonder why this is?
  • Kel VarnsenKel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    I guess it all depends on how much the birth rate changed in that same period. The stat they use is number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44. So if there is a decline in the number of these women getting pregnant, there is going to be a decline in the number of abortions.
  • MasterFramerMasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    good news...
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  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    jlew24asu wrote:
    I wonder why this is?


    because when good people feel empowered and feel like they are making decisions they make the right ones and they feel better and self righteous for it.
  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,311
    teen pregnancy rate is wayyy up too. sweet!
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