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Guttmacher reports 48% drop from the high point of the number of abortions

Decline to 862,300 in 2017 By Dave Andrusko Each and every three years (or so) when the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute issues its latest abortion numbers, it is important for us to remember what they choose not to report; how internally [in]coherent its observations are; and what is the real agenda of Planned Parenthood’s former “special …

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National Right to Life Committee pleased with drop in number of abortions for 2017

Today, The Guttmacher Institute (the former special affiliate of Planned Parenthood) released its latest survey regarding abortions in the United States. According to the report, the number of abortions in 2017 (the most recent year numbers are available) are the lowest since abortions were legalized in 1973. “While it is encouraging to see the number …

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CDC Report shows continued decline in the number of abortions

By Randall K O’Bannon, Ph.D., NRL Director of Education & Research Last week the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) gave pro-lifers something to be very thankful for this Thanksgiving. Their latest surveillance reports that abortions, abortion rates, and abortion ratios all continued to fall for 2015, the latest year for which it has figures. …

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International Planned Parenthood Federation Performs Over One Million Abortions in 2016, Report Shows

By Jonathan Abbamonte Editor’s note. This is excerpted from a post that appeared at the Population Research Institute. One of the world’s most extensive and prolific abortion networks has passed a tragic milestone. In 2016, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), for the first time reported in its history, aborted more than one million unborn …

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Clinic workers excited to do abortions at 26 weeks

By Sarah Terzo Many people are not aware that abortions done in the late second and third trimester are legal, but they happen every day in the United States. Most late term abortions are done for elective, not medical reasons. Pro-choice feminist Wendy Simonds interviewed clinic workers who spoke about how they felt when their …

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Abortions continue to decrease in Arizona

By Dave Andrusko The good news continues in Arizona as the number of abortions in 2015 continued a downward trend that began in 2011. The Arizona Department of Health Services reported that for the 2015 reporting year, the total number of abortions dropped to 12,655 from 12,900 performed in 2014. The 2015 figure is down …

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Facing the truth is not an option for pro-abortionists

By Dave Andrusko This past weekend I ran across a post a friend had forwarded to me sometime back but I had overlooked. “10 Abortion Myths That Need To Be Busted” was the headline of the story that appeared on the pro-abortion Huffington Post and Amanda Scherker was the author. While we don’t have time …

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MCCL backs bills to ban taxpayer funded abortions, require abortion facility licensing

Legislation addresses injustice, women’s safety concerns ST. PAUL — Justice and safety regarding abortion are the focus of two initiatives introduced today in the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate. A bill to ban taxpayer funded abortions and another to license abortion facilities have the strong support of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL), the …

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Is 100,000 abortions at home not enough?

Editor’s note. This comes from the Canadian pro-life group WeNeedaLaw. The gulf between Canada and the USA’s treatment of pre-born children is widening, to Canada’s shame. On January 23, President Trump re-enacted the Mexico City Policy, an order that ensures U.S. foreign aid will not subsidize abortion overseas. This is leadership on behalf of the …

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Don’t call them “Repeat abortions,” pro-abortionist insists Call them “multiple abortions”

By Dave Andrusko As our growing army of readers knows, NRL News Today posts a great deal on our benighted opposition’s attempts to “normalize” abortion, as if obliterating your own child were no different (literally, in one case) than a relaxing day at the spa. Some abortions are “easier” to defend, which is why not …

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December 10th is Human Rights Day

Editor’s note. The following appears on the blog of Right to Life of Michigan, NRLC’s state affiliate. The United Nations created Human Rights Day in 1950 after World War II. They wanted to prevent the killing of millions of innocent people from happening again. Therefore, they created a day to remind us that a right …

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Fight for Free Speech, Conscience Rights Continues in California, Illinois

By Jay Hobbs Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), which represents pro-life organizations and individuals targeted by new laws in California and Illinois, filed legal challenges in both states late last week in an ongoing battle to keep the states from forcing the organizations to promote or refer for abortions. In California, ADF filed a petition for …

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