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Hilary lays the smack down
January 30, 2005 ( life )
Hilary posts some hard and fast numbers. If the pro-birth crowd (not accurate to call 'em pro-life) really wants to reduce the number of abortions, maybe they should look at the numbers again.
[Hilary Clinton] said there could be a link between a decline in so-called "comprehensive" sexual education and an increased number of terminations.It is unclear however if abortion rates have gone up or down under Mr Bush.
Since taking office in 2001, he has tightened legislation regulating terminations.
He has also boosted funding for sexual abstinence programmes which are not allowed to promote contraception.
...Speaking to a conference of family abortion rights supporters in New York, Mrs Clinton said that during her husband's administration, family planning funding was a priority and "we saw the rate of abortion consistently fall."
"The abortion rate fell by one quarter between 1990 and 1995, the steepest decline since Roe was decided in 1973," Mrs Clinton said, referring to the Roe v Wade decision which legalised abortion.
"The rate fell another 11 percent between 1994 and 2000."
(BBC)
Posted by griffjon at January 30, 2005 09:20 PM
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