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Decreasing CDC Abortion Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story
Headlines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) heralding the claim there were over 10,000 fewer abortions in 2019 as compared to 2018 suggests abortion is on the retreat.
Unfortunately, such a report is misleading – and for several reasons.
First, media often fail to distinguish between abortions reported versus performed. California along with a few other states and the District of Columbia haven’t reported any abortions for years. So, in reality, we have no way of knowing specific numbers in those areas – but what we do know is that abortion clinics in those areas remain very busy.
In addition – and this is the most significant shift in years – chemical abortions (the killing of pre-born children by taking a drug called mifepristone) are rising rapidly. Those are not included in the tallies because many women are now aborting their children at home. In fact, within the last two weeks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the distribution of abortion pills by mail. Abortion has become an epidemic of ease.
The irony of the FDA – a government agency established to protect the health and safety of Americans – encouraging the distribution of a drug that kills children and jeopardizes women’s health seems lost on most.
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