The number of abortions performed in MI decreased in 2009, according to recently released statistics from the MI Dept. of Community Health. The report from the MI DCH states that 22,357 abortions were performed in MI during 2009 compared to 25,970 MI abortions reported in 2008 - a drop of 13.9% or 3,613 abortions.
Since 1987, there has been a 54.4% decrease in the number of abortions performed in Michigan annually. Abortions in MI have decreased in 4 of the last 6 years and the number of abortions performed in 2009 represents the lowest annual total of reported abortions in Michigan since abortion providers were required to start reporting information in 1979.
Right to Life of MI President Barbara Listing said:
We are extremely grateful for the continuing decrease in Michigan abortions despite the hard economic times we've faced in Michigan. The fact that fewer mothers are having abortions in Michigan shows more and more women are coming to the realization that abortion is not the answer for an unplanned pregnancy.
Recently released polls from CBS and Gallup show our nation is turning its back on the idea that abortion is the solution to unplanned pregnancy. A CBS poll, conducted in April of 2010 found that 61% of Americans favor either stricter limits on abortion (38%) or that abortion should not be permitted (23%). A Gallup poll, released in May 2010, found that a plurality of Americans consider themselves "pro-life." For 2 years in a row, more Americans have called themselves "pro-life" than "pro-choice."
