When one sees a statistic that the U.S. Abortion Rate Hits Lowest Point Since 1973 it makes me want to see why. It's interesting to note that rate peaked back in 1981 with 29.3 abortions per 1,000 women and plateaued at around 19.4 from 2005 to 2008. Then it dropped to 16.9 by 2011. The key cause isn't the drop in the number of providers due to more restrictive laws. With more contraceptive use, the overall pregnancy and birth rates have declined as well. Perhaps the recent recession and available contraception has led more folks to delay children for the time being.
Another factor has been the more frequent use of medication abortions. These make abortions more accessible and easier to do earlier in the pregnancies.
It is yet too early to see any impact from some of the recently enacted anti-abortion restrictions.
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