tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640715116021555600.post3459864015818630179..comments2023-07-04T08:26:11.131-04:00Comments on Sleepy Eyed Whiners of the Deep: What Can we do to prevent becoming an Obamanation?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640715116021555600.post-90305435989868881642008-10-26T16:33:00.000-04:002008-10-26T16:33:00.000-04:00The number of abortions has indeed decreased every...The number of abortions has indeed decreased every year since 1981, when it peaked. However, this trend more closely follows the overall downward trend in pregnancies than any apparent effort by the government (or anyone else) to stop it. <BR/><BR/>I think it is logical to argue that an increased emphasis on birth control, both in the use of contraceptives, and in abstinence programs, has helped lower the pregnancy and abortion rates - so maybe government has had some positive impact.<BR/><BR/>As to the statement that the demographics have been changing, that is demonstrably untrue, as 15 minutes of research could have informed you.<BR/><BR/>The CDC reports that the percentage of abortions is shifting to older (20-24), unmarried women from teens, where the decline has been most pronounced.<BR/><BR/>As to your statement about shifting to married women, based on the CDC's numbers, that is untrue. You can look the numbers up on the CDC's fact sheet, but here are some recent data points (2004 last year I found) on abortion percentages to married women:<BR/>1990 = 18%<BR/>1995 = 16%<BR/>2000 = 15.2%<BR/>2005 = 13.2%<BR/><BR/>So, that means the percentage of abortions being chosen by unmarried women are increasing, not decreasing.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870722050000888929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640715116021555600.post-71110466622666156442008-10-26T12:48:00.000-04:002008-10-26T12:48:00.000-04:00I doubt abortion will increase. It has been decrea...I doubt abortion will increase. It has been decreasing over a period of decades and the demographics have been changing away from the young and unmarried. <BR/><BR/>I know illegal immigration will decrease, because the economy is tanking and will continue to do so for many years. All you have to do to see this is true is to go down into northern Mexico, as I have recently. There used to be almost no one between the ages of 18-40 in the communities down there. A lot of those people are back home now. It's expensive to live in America if you can't find a lot of work and most of these guys work long hours if they can.reddoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823251385710299262noreply@blogger.com