{"id":249918,"date":"2021-07-27T16:41:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T21:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=249918"},"modified":"2021-07-27T01:50:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T06:50:35","slug":"texas-abortion-decline-teen-abortions-dropping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/texas-abortion-decline-teen-abortions-dropping\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas continues abortion decline, with teen abortions dropping by 64% in a decade"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this guest post are solely those of the author and are not necessarily reflective of Live Action or Live Action News.<\/i><\/p>\n

Recently, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission released abortion data<\/a> for the year 2020. While the most recent year for which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released national abortion data is 2018, some states, including Texas, provide abortion data in a more timely manner. Overall, the news is good in the state of Texas. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2020, the number of abortions performed in Texas fell by over 3.6 percent. This finding is especially welcome since the number of abortions performed in the Lone Star State increased in both 2018 and 2019.\u00a0 Furthermore, numerous 2020 media reports \u2013 relying largely on anecdotal evidence \u2014 indicated that more women were seeking abortions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, hard data showing that the number of abortions declined in Texas is welcome news to pro-lifers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, the new Texas data shows that the number of abortions performed on minors fell by an impressive 9.6 percent between 2019 and 2020. Overall, since 2010, the number of abortions performed on minors in Texas has fallen by a whopping 64 percent<\/em><\/strong>. This finding is more important than many realize. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2010, the Texas state legislature faced a great deal of criticism when they removed Planned Parenthood from the state family planning program. Many predicted a surge in teen pregnancies. However, the impressive long-term decline in both the minor abortion rate and the minor birth rate clearly shows that positive health trends are possible without forcing taxpayers to fork over millions of dollars in government subsidies to Planned Parenthood.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Women share horror stories about their abortions at Texas Planned Parenthood<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

However, one reason for concern is that the number of chemical abortions continues to increase.<\/span><\/p>\n