{"id":92437,"date":"2016-04-13T17:16:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T21:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=92437"},"modified":"2016-04-14T15:09:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T19:09:08","slug":"as-abortion-drops-in-new-york-heres-what-women-choose-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/as-abortion-drops-in-new-york-heres-what-women-choose-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"As abortion drops in New York, here&#8217;s what women choose instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>With national attention focused on the present and potential effects of abortion restrictions, a positive trend is continuing to grow in perhaps the most unlikely\u00a0of states.<\/p>\n<p><b><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.ny.gov\/statistics\/vital_statistics\/2014\/table21.htm\">Data released in late March<\/a><\/strong><\/b> by the state of New York\u2019s Department of Health shows the lowest total of abortions since the state legalized abortion in 1970, when it established itself as an abortion stronghold in the years leading up to <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Since eclipsing 145,000 abortions statewide in 1997, New York\u2019s total has consistently dropped each year, falling to just over 93,000 in 2014, according to the state\u2019s statistics.<\/p>\n<p>While New York has experienced a 22 percent drop in abortions since 1997, pregnancies statewide are down just 10 percent over the same timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>James Harden, president and CEO of <b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compasscarecommunity.com\/\">CompassCare Pregnancy Services<\/a><\/strong><\/b> in Rochester, where abortions totals have fallen 27 percent since 2008, said the numbers reveal a decreasing demand for abortion as a result of pregnancy help in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen have abortions because they feel like they have no choice,\u201d Harden said. \u201cThese numbers say that the community cares and is rallying to support women through organizations like CompassCare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[easy-tweet tweet=&#8221;#Abortion totals continue to fall in #NewYork, down 22% in 12 years.&#8221; usehashtags=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>With free pregnancy testing, ultrasound services, STI testing and education, and connections with a national network of OB-GYNs prepared to reverse the effects of the abortion pill in certain cases, CompassCare is one of 12 life-affirming pregnancy help organizations in the Rochester area.<\/p>\n<p>New York has long been an epicenter of abortion, starting with its legalization of the practice in 1970, and still accounts for roughly one in 10 abortions nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s current decline in the demand for abortion, however, is coupled with a <b><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2016\/03\/31\/pregnancy-centers-win-battle-after-new-york-city-attempts-to-force-them-to-promote-abortion\/\">March 29 court settlement<\/a><\/strong><\/b>that struck down a New York City law requiring pro-life pregnancy centers to post signage either referring for abortion or discouraging clients from entering the centers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our estimation that New York is the abortion bellwether for the U.S.,\u201d Harden said. \u201cThis is good news for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond New York, the overall numbers of U.S. abortions have been on a steady decline since reaching a high of 1.6 million annual abortions in 1990, dropping to 1.06 million per year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrlc.org\/uploads\/factsheets\/FS01AbortionintheUS.pdf\"><b><strong>in recent years<\/strong><\/b><\/a>. Similarly, from its 1991 peak of 2,176 surgical abortion clinics in the U.S., the abortion industry now has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2015\/12\/22\/53-abortion-clinic-closed-down-in-2015-81-of-all-abortion-clinics-open-in-1991-have-shut-down\/\"><b><strong>just over 500 surgical abortion clinics and 200 medication abortion clinics remaining<\/strong><\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the number of pregnancy help center locations has been rapidly increasing, with 2,579 pro-life pregnancy centers and medical clinics in the U.S., according to Heartbeat International&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartbeatinternational.org\/worldwide-directory\"><b><strong>Worldwide Directory of Pregnancy Help<\/strong><\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re seeing the effectiveness of pregnancy help in New York, across the U.S. and all over the world, and it&#8217;s happening one woman at a time\u2014one child at a time,&#8221; Jor-El Godsey, president of Heartbeat International, said. &#8220;Women desperately need emotional support and practical resources during an unexpected pregnancy. When we reach a mother\u00a0with life-affirming, empowering help, she is equipped to make the healthiest choice for everyone involved in her pregnancy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: This article was first published at <a href=\"http:\/\/pregnancyhelpnews.com\/\">Pregnancy Help News<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/pregnancyhelpnews.com\/report-new-york-abortion-totals-dip-to-record-low\">April 6, 2016<\/a>, and is reprinted here with permission. You can subscribe to Pregnancy Help News <a href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/y\/DE790D71AD008CC2\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With national attention focused on the present and potential effects of abortion restrictions, a positive trend is continuing to grow in perhaps the most unlikely\u00a0of states. 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