Planned Parenthood reports abortion decline; pro-lifers see hopeful signs for the unborn
The latest report from the country's No. 1 abortion provider has provided a piece of encouraging news for a pro-life movement that experienced another year marked by hopeful signs.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) recorded 327,166 abortions by its affiliates, according to its annual report released Dec. 11. That total marked a drop of nearly 6,800 of the lethal procedures from the previous year, when PPFA's affiliates provided a record 333,964 abortions.
Other aspects of Planned Parenthood's report were not as encouraging, but its 2 percent decline in abortion procedures was part of a series of welcome news for pro-life advocates in recent months. In other news:...