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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Passage of Pro-Life Laws Reach Record Highs Across U.S.
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.
Study: Despite Church Teaching, Only 3 percent of Catholic Women Use NFP
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.
Decades-Long Decline in Abortion Rates Comes to a Halt
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.
Pro-Abortion Groups Threaten “Battle to Come” if Congress Changes Hands
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.
Contraception is Abortion’s “Feeder System” Says Pro Life Leader
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.
ObamaCare Sparks Rash of New Pro-Life Laws in States
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.
Planned Parenthood-Style Sex Ed Blamed for Rise in Teen Pregnancy Rates
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.
Report Finds Startling Changes in Abortion Demographics
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.
