Report Shows Pro-Life Legislation Reduces Abortions

This is the kind of news we need to be making in Canada.

The killing of unborn human beings in Canada continues unabated day after day precisely because there are no new pro-life laws.

But let us learn from what is proving effective in the United States, state by state, so that when our opportunity comes we will be ready with a strategy.

A new study finds that pro-life laws such as parental notification or consent reduced the abortion rate on teenage girls by more than 50 percent.

According to Dr. New's study, parental involvement laws reduced the minor abortion rate by an average of 1.67 abortions per 1,000 females between the ages of 13 and 17.

In addition, restrictions on the use of state taxpayer funds through Medicaid reduced the minor abortion rate by an average of 2.34 abortions per 1,000 females between the ages of 13 and 17.

New said some people may be surprised that abortion funding restrictions led to a greater decline in teenage abortions than parental involvement laws.

"While at first glance the larger effect of public funding restrictions may seem surprising, it is reasonable to believe that pub­lic funding could affect the decisions of minors because minors in many states are eligible for pub­licly funded abortions if their parents are on Medic­aid," he explained.

The news link above also links to the actual study by Dr. Michael New.