{"id":165300,"date":"2017-04-27T10:06:21","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T14:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=165300"},"modified":"2017-04-27T10:06:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T14:06:21","slug":"abortions-massachusetts-drops-11-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortions-massachusetts-drops-11-percent\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortions in Massachusetts drop by 11 percent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The number of abortions in Massachusetts dropped by nearly 11 percent from 2010 to 2015. According to a review of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health statistics\u00a0by the Associated Press<\/a>, the number of abortions in Massachusetts reached 20,802 in 2010, but by 2015, that number had dropped to 18,570.<\/p>\n

The decline in abortions in Massachusetts matches a national trend. Abortion rates are at their lowest<\/a> since 1973, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Rachel K. Jones, a senior researcher at Guttmacher, said that even if the abortion rate continues to drop, it can not be assumed that it is “due to positive factors” such as increased use of contraceptives.<\/p>\n

Recently enacted pro-life laws could be the cause —\u00a0such as improved licensing and inspection requirements for abortion clinics and women being allowed access to their ultrasounds before an abortion. Increased education efforts on the part of pro-life groups could also be to thank. Moreover, the prevalence of social media sites and the viral ability of articles and posts has enabled accurate information about abortion<\/a> to be spread widely in recent years. The videos on common abortion procedures available at AbortionProcedures.com<\/a> are one example.<\/p>\n