U.S. abortion rate continues long-term decline
A new report finds that the number of abortions in the US dropped to 1.2 million in 2005. That’s the lowest level since 1974. – In 2005, the U.S. abortion rate declined to 19.4 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15?44, continuing the downward trend that started after the abortion rate peaked at 29.3 in 1981, according to a new Guttmacher Institute census of U.S. abortion providers.