Sentences with phrase «abortion rates in»

We can now expect a net decrease in abortion rates in British Columbia and nationwide.

Eran Bendavid at Stanford University, California, studied abortion rates in 20 African countries affected by the Bush restrictions on funding.

Abortion rates in the US are the lowest in 40 years, dropping to 16.9 per 1000 fertile women in 2011 from a peak of 29.3 in 1981.

ABORTION EXPANSION in New York State (highest Abortion Rates in the Country by far) is EXTREME and UNNEEDED.

The lowest abortion rates in the world - less than 10 per 1,000 women of reproductive age - are in Europe, where abortion is legal and available

States with the highest abortion rates in the country, like California and New York, would be unlikely to outlaw abortion in their states.

Furthermore, studies of abortion rates in the U.S. states found that the level of welfare benefits failed to have a statistically significant impact on the incidence of abortion.

Not only would improved access to contraception impact the abortion rate in the U.S., it would dramatically reduce maternal and infant deaths around the world.

In the eight years since we've had a pro-choice president, the abortion rate in the U.S. has dropped to its lowest since 1973.

And as per the CDC, the abortion rate in the USA is ~ one million / yr.

By the time W finished his second term, I had graduated from college, come to terms with the fact that the criminalization of abortion is highly unlikely no matter the party in power, expanded my definition of «pro-life» to include Iraqi children and prisoners of war, and experienced first - hand some of the major problems with America's healthcare system, which along with poverty and education issues, contributes to the troubling abortion rate in the U.S. I remained pro-life idealistically, but for the first time, voted for a pro-choice president, hoping that the reforms I wanted to see in the healthcare, the economy, immigration, education, and for the socioeconomically disadvantaged would function pragmatically to reduce abortions.

Let's face it: We are unlikely to find a single party that truly represents a «culture of life,» and abortion will probably never be made illegal, so we'll have to go about it the old fashioned way, working through the diverse channels of the Kingdom to adopt and support responsible adoption, welcome single moms into our homes and churches, reach out to the lonely and disenfranchised, address the socioeconomic issues involved, and engage in some difficult conversations about the many factors that contribute to the abortion rate in this country, (especially birth control).

Abortion rate in the USA as per the CDC is one million / yr.

And the annual abortion rate in the USA is??

And contrary to your statement, as religion falls in the US, so does the abortion rate in recent years.

And several thousand women receive assistance each year to seek abortions overseas in Great Britain, though the proportion of Irish women who receive abortions is dwarfed by the abortion rate in the United Kingdom and the Unites States.

The abortion rate in the United States is now the lowest since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973.

It is the abortion rate in the first six weeks which is so high and unexpected, a rate comparable to the induced abortion rate in many societies.

In the St. Louis area, the overall abortion rate in that time frame was between 13.4 and 17 abortions per 1,000 women.

Not exact matches

In countries where abortions are legal - and even free — the rate of abortions are much lower.

«The mortality rate decreases radically when abortion is legalized, because women seek abortions in a safe, medical environment,» said Barroso.

It turns God into a pawn in our political chess games, brazenly enlisting God's support for our particular policies on tax rates or abortion or the war in Afghanistan.

Well, if you look at the statistical analysis, you will find that as abortion became legal and safe, the rate of violent crime has dropped in this country — significantly and with a high correlation to access to safe and legal abortions.

Additional reasons might be given for The United Methodist Church to rid itself of a commitment to abortion rights: the increasing numbers of African delegates (who are, in the main, pro-life) to General Conference; the horrifyingly high abortion rates (though the annual totals are continuing to decrease) in the United States; the pro-life drift of American public opinion (which United Methodism seems to follow); the uncommon clarity of ecumenical teaching on the dignity of the human person; and the providence of God.

Proponents of contraception, on the other hand, predicted in the late 60s that widespread contraceptive use would decrease divorce rates, increase marital satisfaction, lower unwanted pregnancies and abortions.

A 2005 study by Gregory S. Paul published in the Journal of Religion and Society stated that, «In general, higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy, and abortion in the prosperous democracies,» and «In all secular developing democracies, a centuries long - term trend has seen homicide rates drop to historical lows» with the exceptions being the United States (with a high religiosity level) and «theistic» Portugain the Journal of Religion and Society stated that, «In general, higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy, and abortion in the prosperous democracies,» and «In all secular developing democracies, a centuries long - term trend has seen homicide rates drop to historical lows» with the exceptions being the United States (with a high religiosity level) and «theistic» PortugaIn general, higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy, and abortion in the prosperous democracies,» and «In all secular developing democracies, a centuries long - term trend has seen homicide rates drop to historical lows» with the exceptions being the United States (with a high religiosity level) and «theistic» Portugain and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy, and abortion in the prosperous democracies,» and «In all secular developing democracies, a centuries long - term trend has seen homicide rates drop to historical lows» with the exceptions being the United States (with a high religiosity level) and «theistic» Portugain the prosperous democracies,» and «In all secular developing democracies, a centuries long - term trend has seen homicide rates drop to historical lows» with the exceptions being the United States (with a high religiosity level) and «theistic» PortugaIn all secular developing democracies, a centuries long - term trend has seen homicide rates drop to historical lows» with the exceptions being the United States (with a high religiosity level) and «theistic» Portugal.

Other powerful claims put forward in those years were that legalized abortion would eliminate child poverty, reduce illegitimacy rates, and help to end child abuse («Every child a wanted child,» ran the slogan).

Contraception is the promise of child - free sex, and when something goes wrong and a child is conceived ¯ due either to the technical failure rate of contraception or to the possibility of human error in anything we humans undertake ¯ abortion takes that child - free promissory note to the bank.

For example, countries in the Caribbean currently own the highest abortion rates (65 per 1,000 women of reproductive age).

o Conclusion # 1: The failures of the widely used birth «control» methods i.e. the pill and male condom have led to the large rate of abortions (one million / yr - CDC data) and S - TDs (19 million cases / yr - CDC data) in the USA.

So as this study reveals that the legal status of abortion plays a statistically non existent role in affecting abortion rates, we will need to rethink those energies.

In Sweden, for example, an increase in affordable access to contraception and the presence of free contraceptive counseling have paralleled a substantial increase in the teen abortion ratIn Sweden, for example, an increase in affordable access to contraception and the presence of free contraceptive counseling have paralleled a substantial increase in the teen abortion ratin affordable access to contraception and the presence of free contraceptive counseling have paralleled a substantial increase in the teen abortion ratin the teen abortion rate.

Had pre-Roe abortions been so very dangerous, we would have expected a sharp drop - off in the death rate among women after Roe.

When abortion is illegal, the crime rate goes up because unwanted children that grow up in abusive homes or end up in foster care flood our society.

Most of the countries where abortion is illegal also suffer from widespread poverty and limited access to contraception — huge drivers in the abortion rate.

Recent data published by The Lancet journal shows that countries where abortion is illegal or heavily restricted — mainly in Africa and Latin America — don't have lower abortion rates than the rest of the world.

This is largely due to the efforts of the American economist Steven D. Levitt, who claimed, in Freakonomics [1], that the legalisation of abortion has led to a reduction in American crime rates.

The research evidence on this question is hard to deny and right in line with the predictions of the economic models: prohibition of secret abortions cuts both teenage abortion rates and teenage pregnancy rates.

Better still would be to offer confidential abortion to two similar groups of people, then remove confidentiality from one of those groups and then assess the relative change in pregnancy rates in the between the two groups.

In addition, some surveys show that here in the U.S., states with more abortion restrictions do in fact have lower abortion rates, suggesting legal changes may indeed have some effecIn addition, some surveys show that here in the U.S., states with more abortion restrictions do in fact have lower abortion rates, suggesting legal changes may indeed have some effecin the U.S., states with more abortion restrictions do in fact have lower abortion rates, suggesting legal changes may indeed have some effecin fact have lower abortion rates, suggesting legal changes may indeed have some effect.

To date, only two research papers in refereed academic journals have investigated the impact of confidentiality / no confidentiality on abortion or pregnancy rates.

So, with those considerations in mind, I think it's safer to say that while legal restrictions on abortion might put a dent in the abortion rate, they won't put an end to abortion as we know it, and, most importantly, they won't do a thing to alter the number of unwanted pregnancies.

They say further that even if one does not equate a fetus with a child, as long as one attributes some value to the fetus» and they demonstrate how economists routinely make such outrageous calculations in insurance claims for loss of body parts» and put the value as low as one hundredth of a human being, the lowered crime rate would not come near justifying the number of abortions.

The failures of the widely used birth «control» methods i.e. the Pill and male condom have led to the large rate of abortions (one million / yr) and S - TDs (19 million / yr) in the USA.

A couple of research papers indicated only a decrease in abortion rates that is statistically insignificant (i.e. it could have been due to chance rather than the change in the law), but these have tended to analyse data on abortion rates for all ages, not specifically teenage abortion rates.

In those countries, the rate is 37 abortions per 1,000 women, compared to 34 per 1,000 in countries where it is legaIn those countries, the rate is 37 abortions per 1,000 women, compared to 34 per 1,000 in countries where it is legain countries where it is legal.

Even Anna Glazier, a health expert and a strong proponent of greater access to the morning - after pill, stated in early 2006 in an editorial in the British Medical Journal that greater access to emergency birth control has failed to cut pregnancy and abortion rates.

Furthermore, as I became more involved in the feminist conversation (some feminists are pro-life, of course, but many are pro-choice), I began to understand some of the arguments against the criminalization of abortion, like that banning abortion does not necessarily reduce the abortion rate, that enforcing a ban on all abortions would be impossible, and that women would likely seek out abortions through unsafe, illegal procedures anyway.

Canada has a much lower abortion rate with a higher atheist / agnostic rate than the US (and there are NO restrictions on abortion in Canada).

Yes, and there are 300 million citizens in the US and they can't stop from shooting each other and putting each other behind bars, and ruining the world banking system with dubious methods and instruments and wreck people's retirement savings all over the world, not to mention the high abortion rate, murder rate and consumption of resources rate... It's just a disorganized disaster, as opposed to the Nazi's who had an organized disaster.