The number of abortions in Minnesota dropped to a 30-year low in the first full year after the state passed a 24-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions. The number of abortions in 2004 dipped to 13,788, the lowest level since 1975, the first year the state Health Department started tallying the numbers.
The Health department estimated that 2,000 of the 15,859 women who contacted their doctors and got the required information about abortion changed their minds.
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Danny Carlton comments, "Let's put that into perspective — the lowest number of babies murdered in 30 years is still over four times the number of people killed in the 9/11 attacks."
Update: Captain Ed comments,
"Either way, the data shows that more than 2,000 babies made it into the world that, had the waiting period not existed, would have never been born at all. Even those who argue for abortion rights under the "safe but rare" slogan should cheer that result."
