Regarding the following:

It's about time that people are finally honoring the sanctity of human life. How in the world it ever got to the point where the Supreme Court saw fit to legalize the killing of young children in 1973 is mind boggling. I pray for the day when Roe vs Wade is overturned. No human being should ever be killed for someone's convenience.

Frank Joseph MD

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Abortion Numbers Reach Lowest Level in 30 Years -- 25% Decline Since 1990

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new report by an organization affiliated with Planned Parenthood finds that the number of abortions nationwide have fallen to their lowest point in 30 years and have declined 25 percent since 1990.

Pro-life groups point to laws limiting abortions, the effectiveness of pregnancy centers and abstinence education as the reason why. The Alan Guttmacher Institute report finds just over 1.2 million abortions in the United States in 2005, down nearly 25% from their high of 1.6 million in 1990.

The number of abortions are now at their lowest point since 1.179 million in 1976. Additionally, the report shows the abortion rate (the number of abortions per 1,000 women age 15-44) down to 19.4 per thousand -- the lowest since 1974.


"Today's numbers confirm what we have known for years -- if women seeking abortion are fully informed about the risks surrounding abortion, the development of their unborn child, and public and private assistance available in their area, they are more likely to reject the idea of abortion," he said.





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