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Abortion rates in US hit historic low, CDC report finds
Fox News ^ | November 23 2017

Posted on 11/23/2017 6:22:27 AM PST by knighthawk

Abortion rates in the United States have fallen to a historic low, according to the latest data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC report, which was released on Wednesday, found that the abortion rate nationwide dropped two percent between 2013 and 2014 amid the use of more effective contraception, the shuttering of many abortion clinics and an overall decline in pregnancy rates.

“Following nationwide legalization of abortion in 1973, the total number, rate, and ratio of reported abortions increased rapidly, reaching the highest levels in the 1980s before decreasing at a slow yet steady pace,” the report states. “Nonetheless, throughout the years, the incidence of abortion has varied considerably across subpopulations and remains higher in some demographic groups than others.”

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To: knighthawk

It’s good news. I’ll take it and be thankful for it.


21 posted on 11/23/2017 8:45:37 AM PST by RKBA Democrat (Hope and redemption are to be found in the Lord. Not in politics.)
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To: mewzilla

The homosexual men acquire STD way out of proportion to their numbers due to both their form of intimacy and also how promiscuous so many of them are.


22 posted on 11/23/2017 4:15:42 PM PST by Morpheus2009
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