U.S. ABORTION RATE CONTINUES LONG-TERM DECLINE

Today a new Guttmacher Institute census of U.S. abortion providers is released. The abortion rate is now at its lowest level since 1974. There are many theories about why, including more use of contraceptives, more types of contraceptives available, changing attitudes of young women, and maybe men. Whatever the cause many in public health have argued for years that we would all be better off if the anitabortion activists focused on better education on the vakue of contraception. Abortion should be as avoidable as most STIs. An unwanted pregancy really is an STI!