According to newly-released
statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the numbers
of abortions in 2012 were at “historic lows” – with approximately 13-abortions
per every 1,000 women. This is a
continuation of past trends, and the abortion rate has been effectively reduced
by one-half since 1974 – the first year after the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision
in Roe v. Wade that legalized the
procedure throughout the United States.
According to U.S. News & World Report the number of abortions dropped 4% in
2012. The CDC reported about 699,000
abortions was reported to the federal government that year. That’s about 31,000 fewer than the year
before. (2012 is the most recent year
statistics are available.)
Experts offer various reasons for
the recent drop: Better use of birth control and the lingering effects of the
economic recession. Others argue there’s
been a cultural shift and more women opt to continue their pregnancy.
Let’s hope and pray this trend
continues. This does not even (yet) reflect
the outrage of Planned ‘Murderhood’ selling baby body parts.
Rev.
Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.
Chaplain
(Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army
Pastor,
Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel
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