Category: Abortion Statistics

By Wisconsin Right to Life On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services released its “Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin” report for 2019. The report showed a five percent increase in the number of abortions in the state. In 2019, the total number of abortions for Wisconsin residents was 6,372, an increase of 330 from …

By Dave Andrusko “The number of Kansans having an abortion dropped again in 2019, continuing a 20-year mostly downward trend that has also played out across the country,” according to Michael Stavola of the Wichita Eagle. Pro-lifers attribute this welcomed development to  pro-life education, alternatives to abortion, and the extremism of pro-abortionists. Stavola interviewed Kansans …

By Dave Andrusko A story in today’s Jerusalem Post written by Tara Kavaler, is headlined “Israel’s Abortion Rate Continues 32-Year Decline.”  The story is reposted from The Medialine and is much more a lament that there are any limitations on abortion–and that abortions are not completely publicly funded–than it is a celebration that both the …

By Randall K. O’Bannon, NRL Director of Education & Research Editor’s note. This appears in the December digital edition of National Right to Life News. Please share this and the entire 51-page issue with your pro-life friends and family. The afternoon before Thanksgiving, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released its latest abortion surveillance …

By Laura Echevarria, NRL Director of Communications and Press Secretary WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, November 25th, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its annual “Abortion Surveillance Report” for the year 2018. Based on an in-depth analysis by National Right to Life’s Department of Education and Research, the numbers continue to show …

By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. NRL Director of Education & Research Editor’s note. Dr. O’Bannon will offer a more detailed analysis later this week. Shortly before Thanksgiving, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released its latest abortion surveillance report for 2017 and for 2018. The numbers for 2017 were at some all-time lows, but …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation A groundbreaking program in Indiana is helping to cut the Hoosier state’s abortion totals. According to the Christian Post, in the six years of the program’s existence, Indiana’s number of abortions has dropped by eight percent. The program is under the umbrella of the Indiana Department of Health …

By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. & Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. This appears on page 7 of the October digital issue of National Right to Life News. Please share the contents of this important edition with pro-life family and friends. Every four years during a presidential election cycle, it shows up like clockwork. Some concerned pro-lifer writes …

By Right to Life UK The number of abortion procedures carried out in France during 2019 were the highest on recording, according to new statistics. A report released by the French Directorate of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (Drees), reported 232,244 abortions occurred in 2019, up from 226,812 in 2007 – their previous highest year.  The figures …

By Kentucky Right to Life Association By law the Vital Statistics Branch must publish Kentucky’s abortion statistics for the calendar year by September 30. The 2019 Report shows an increase of 460 abortions at the EMW clinic over 2018. This increase may reflect that the Abortion Pill Reporting Requirements Law was passed in 2019. Hospital abortions …

2019 Abortion Report Demonstrates Ohio’s Pro-Life Momentum COLUMBUS, Ohio—On Thursday, the Ohio Department of Health released the annual Ohio Induced Abortion Report revealing a decrease in the number of reported abortions last year.  According to the report, abortions decreased by 323, which is a two percent decrease from 2018. From 2001 to 2019, the annual …

Planned Parenthood now performs record-high 65 percent of all state abortions By Paul Stark, Communications Associate, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) THE NUMBER of abortions in Minnesota leveled off at 9,922 in 2019, according to a report released on July 1 by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The annual abortion total has mostly …