Sentences with phrase «number of abortions declined»
While the overall number of abortions declined in the country, the proportion of nonhospital abortions that were medication abortions increased from 24 % in 2011 to 31 % in 2014.
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The number of abortions in America continues to decline, and fewer teenagers are engaging in sexual activity.
CNN: Survey: Catholics divided on political issues, as adherent numbers decline As important as the Catholic vote is in the 2012 election, a new survey finds that the group is far from monolithic and is not largely focused on the issues that get a lot of attention from church leaders — abortion and gay marriage.
The reason for this decline is not fully understood, but it has been attributed to the increasing use of contraceptives, especially long - acting methods such as intrauterine devices, historic declines in the rate of unintended pregnancy and increasing numbers of state regulations that limit the availability of otherwise legal abortion services.
These estimates reveal that the annual number of unsafe abortions has risen as the world's population has grown, but that better access to contraception and safe abortion contributed to a modest decline in rates of unsafe abortion in many regions of the world.