Family planning lowers abortion rates

[DBoon]

from New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19626263.900-family-planning-lowers-abortion-rates.html)

Passions undoubtedly run high on whether abortion should be legal. But whether you accept the need for abortion or oppose it outright, the most comprehensive survey of global abortion trends since 1995 seems to confirm what many might have suspected - that women will continue to seek out abortions regardless of whether they are legal or not. It also showed the fastest way to reduce the number of abortions is to provide access to reliable contraception.

The study, which shows that the total number of abortion - both legal and illegal - fell worldwide between 1995 and 2003, was published in The Lancet last week (vol 370, p 1338). It compares abortion data from 2003 and 1995 assembled by the World Health Organization and the New York-based Guttmacher Institute, which studies sexual and reproductive health.

[MNDemNY]

1. But, if your "one of those", there is little difference between contraception and abortion.

[tandot]

2. Boy, another report for the No-shit, Sherlock files:

"It also showed the fastest way to reduce the number of abortions is to provide access to reliable contraception."

[Bobbieo]

3. And how long has it taken for them to figure this out for Christ 's sake?

Rescind that stupid "Global Gag Order" that Bush signed as his first official act as president way back in 2001.

BTW, that act cut off funding for International Planned Parenthood. Bush wasn't any brighter then than he is now!!!