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According to the latest report from the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute, the abortion rate in the U.S. has declined by 13 percent since 2008.

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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist According to a new report by the Guttmacher Institute, state governments have passed a record 80 pro-life regulations thus far this year, which breaks the previous record of 34 regulations passed in 2005.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A new report has found that in spite of Church teaching against the use of artificial contraception, 98 percent of sexually active Catholic women have relied on these methods rather than natural family planning (NFP) to regulate births.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The decades long decline in the number of annual abortion rates appears to have stalled, with numbers indicating a spike in chemical abortions and in the number of clinics now performing abortions at 20 -24 weeks may be to to blame.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist With the numbers of pro-life legislators expected to increase dramatically after the upcoming midterm election, pro-abortion groups are threatening to renew the battle for abortion rights.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Jenn Giroux, R.N., the new Executive Director of HLI America does a brilliant job of dismantling  claims made by a policy analyst from a research group linked to Planned Parenthood about the overwhelming medical, social and economic benefit of increased access to contraception.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In anticipation of the abortion-funding provisions in the new health care reform law, dozens of states are either passing – or planning to pass – new restrictions on abortion.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A new report from the Guttmacher Institute indicating a sharp rise in teenage pregnancy rates proves that Planned Parenthood-style sex education is a failure.

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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer   In the first comprehensive analysis since 1974 of demographic characteristics of women who have abortions, researchers found that women who already have children account for more than half all abortions.

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