ALBANY, New York, April 6, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – New York’s vital statistics report for 2014, released Monday, revealed yet another drop in abortion for New York State. The data reveals that the number of abortions statewide hit an all-time low since abortion was legalized in 1970. In the last seven years (2008 to 2014) the number of abortions dropped 21% including a one-point drop in 2014.
Monroe County continues to lead the way in the abortion trend reversal with a 5 percent reduction in just one year, bucking the upstate trend where abortion increased 5.7 percent overall. Monroe County is the only county with a consecutive seven-year reduction, with abortion falling sharply by 42 percent.
“It is our estimation that NY is the abortion bellwether for the U.S.,” Jim Harden, president and CEO of Compassionate Care Pregnancy Services, said in a statement. “So this is good news for everyone.”
“We think that the overall seven year city and state reductions represents the profit margin of the abortion biz,” he explained. “In their fight to maintain their (abortion) monopoly…we should start to see increased legislative pressure and PR attacks.”
Harden explained that pro-abortion activists argue that declines in abortion happen because of increased access to contraception, and legal restrictions on abortion. “Yet,” he said, “these reasons do not account for the phenomena in NY. Not only is NY one of the most legislatively permissive states…, contraceptive use has played no measurable role either. Meaning, if abortion rates were declining because women were using contraception more effectively then the number of NY pregnancies would be declining just as fast as abortion. But pregnancy rates have remained relatively unchanged. Women are simply not choosing abortion nearly as often when facing pregnancy.”
One of the contributing factors in Monroe County’s sharp decline is the black community’s abortion rate. While the black community is a minority they have been the abortionist’s primary customer. So in 2010 36% of all black pregnancies ended in abortion. But by 2014 the rate shrank to 28%. While all ethnicities declined in their use of abortion the black community was responsible for the majority of the reduction. This trend is unique as the number of pregnancies ending in abortion among blacks in New York State hovers at around 47%.
Harden said, “Women have abortions because they feel like they have no choice. Pregnancy care organizations like CompassCare give women back their true autonomy with ethical medical care and comprehensive community support. This support empowers them to make the most difficult choice and have their baby. These numbers say that the community cares and is rallying to support women through organizations like CompassCare.”