Abortion Rates

Survey: Latinos Have More Liberal Views On Abortion

The Huffington Post | Laura Steiner | Posted 01.27.2012

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A majority of Latino voters -- 74 percent -- agree that a woman has a right to make her own personal decisions about abortion without the interference...

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Study: Abortion Rates Are Higher In Countries Where Procedure Is Illegal

AP | By MARIA CHENG | Posted 01.18.2012

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LONDON -- Abortion rates are higher in countries where the procedure is illegal and nearly half of all abortions worldwide are unsafe, with the vast m...

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Abortions Soaring Among Young Women In China

AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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XI'AN, China — The leaf-strewn median on Eternal Peace Road hides a grim secret: Numerous tiny fetuses lie in unmarked graves dug by women from ...

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A Question of Values: The Real Abortion Debate

June Carbone | Posted 05.25.2011

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June Carbone

Abortion, as we know from the health care debate, is about having the right values. Contraception is about women's real needs. It is time we change the subject back.

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Abortions At A 30-Year Low

Chicago Tribune | Judy Peres | Posted 05.25.2011

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The abortion rate in the United States has fallen to its lowest level since 1974, the first full year after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized the proce...

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U.S. Abortions at Lowest Rate Since 1974

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 11.17.2011

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NEW YORK — The number of abortions in the United States fell to 1.2 million in 2005, down 25 percent from the all-time high of 1.6 million in 19...

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Study: Even When Illegal, Abortion Rates Similar Across Countries -- Just More Dangerous

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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A comprehensive global study of abortion has concluded that abortion rates are similar in countries where it is legal and those where it is not, sugge...

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