Abortions down in Minnesota

I received the following from MCCL last week.

Dear Pro-Life Friend,
We received good news today!

This morning, the Minnesota Department of Health released its annual Abortion Report for 2008, and reported abortions in Minnesota dropped more than six percent. The report shows that there were 12,948 abortions reported in 2008, compared to 13,843 the previous year. The 2008 total is the lowest number on record since 1975. Find more information about the Abortion Report and read our in-depth analysis on MCCL’s Web site.

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The decline in abortions in 2008 reflects the success of our Positive Alternatives program, which helped more than 12,000 women in its first two years. Positive Alternatives is a government-funded grant program for pregnancy care centers that offer life-affirming support and services to pregnant women.

The program’s simple, effective approach is to provide real help to women considering abortion, so that they know they have life-affirming options. We want every pregnant woman to know that we will help them every step of the way, and that no one should ever force them to have an abortion.

Even though the number of abortions last year was the lowest in 33 years, Planned Parenthood managed to increase its abortions to a record 3,948. Planned Parenthood performed nearly 1,200 more abortions than the next largest provider.

Another problem area the report points out is that taxpayer funded abortions rose from 28.6% to 29.8% of all abortions performed. This is the highest percentage since the Minnesota Supreme Court’s 1995 Doe vs. Gomez decision requiring taxpayer funding of elective abortions.

As you can see, there is still much work to be done! I know you will agree that even one abortion is too many, and there were 12,948 last year in Minnesota alone. We have to do more, but we cannot do it without you.

With your help, we can educate even more Minnesotans across the state about the beauty and sanctity of the innocent unborn child in the womb. Your donation will literally save lives!

Sincerely,
Leo F. LaLonde
President

P.S. Time is critical! Your generous donation will continue to fund our life-saving programs around the state. I hope to hear from you soon.

MCCL and its Positive Alternatives program have done wonderful work to educate Minnesotans about the value of unborn human life. Please consider helping them with a donation today.