Illinois Abortions Reach 31 Year Low, Continue Strong Decline
by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
December 26, 2005
**Springfield, IL (
LifeNews.com) – **The number of abortions in Illinois has reached a 31 year low and continues to decline steadily. The latest figures from the state health department show 41,577 abortions in 2004, a two percent decrease from the 42,228 that were done in 2003.
In 1973, 32,760 abortions were performed in Illinois, and the number has never been that low since. Now, 2004 marks the second lowest total since that year when the Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision ushering in an era of virtually unlimited abortions.
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