Archive for September, 2008

U.S. Abortion Rates At 30-year Low

By micro99 at 26 September, 2008, 5:01 pm

Rates of abortion in the U.S. are at their lowest for 30 years, a new report has shown.
The document, published by pro-choice organization the Guttmacher Institute, examined incidences of the procedure since 1974, a year after it was legalized by the Supreme Court.
It found that abortion rates dropped from 29.3 abortions per 1,000 women in [...]

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Abortion Ban to be Presented to Voters in South Dakota

By micro99 at 11 September, 2008, 2:39 pm

Voters in South Dakota are again to be presented with a possible ban on abortion by pro-life activists.
According to the WorldNet Daily, voters in the Midwestern state will soon have another chance to influence its abortion policies, potentially bringing about another total ban on the procedure.
The move comes following a court ruling some weeks ago [...]

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