Stunning change in abortion rate after 30-year trend
Data released ahead of Supreme Court ruling that could overturn Roe
By Art MoorePublished June 15, 2022 at 8:02pm
(Wikimedia Commons)
A study released ahead of a Supreme Court ruling that could overturn the Roe decision finds an increase in abortions performed in the United States after 30 years of decline.
The number of abortions performed as well as the rate of the abortions increased between 2017 and 2020, according to the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute.
The reversal, the institute says, underscores that "the need for abortion care in the United States is growing just as the U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to overturn or gut Roe v. Wade."
Guttmacher's Abortion Provider Census, which the organization touts as "the most comprehensive data collection effort on abortion provision in the United States," indicates there were 8% more abortions in 2020 than in 2017.
The Supreme Court released six decisions on Wednesday, but the closely watched Mississippi case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, was not among them.
The case challenges a Mississippi law that bans all abortions after 15 weeks, except in medical emergencies and fetal abnormality.
In May, a draft of the majority opinion that would overturn Roe and 50 years of court rulings that prevent states from banning abortion was leaked.
As many as 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortion if Roe is overturned.
For 25 years, WND has boldly brought you the news that really matters. If you appreciate our Christian journalists and their uniquely truthful reporting and analysis, please help us by becoming a WND Insider!
Guttmacher opined: "An increase in abortion numbers is a positive development if it means people are getting the health care they want and need. Rather than focusing on reducing abortion, policies should instead center the needs of people and protect their right to bodily autonomy."
According to the new data, there were 930,160 abortions in the United States, an 8% increase from 862,320 abortions in 2017.
The abortion rate increased from 13.5 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 in 2017 to 14.4 per 1,000 women, a 7% increase.
https://www.wnd.com/2022/06/stunning-change-abortion-rate-30-year-trend/
Content created by the WND News Center is available for re-publication without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@wndnewscenter.org.
SUPPORT TRUTHFUL JOURNALISM. MAKE A DONATION TO THE NONPROFIT WND NEWS CENTER. THANK YOU!
No comments:
Post a Comment