1.2 Million Still A Big Number

While this report is certainly good news, 1.2 million is still a massive number. In Washington, 1.2 million is usually a dollar figure thrown around by some in debates over government spending, and even then, too often people forget how large that number actually is. Unfortunately, this number represents something much more important than dollars—human lives lost. We can not forget that. Until this number reaches zero, the job of pro-lifers will not be complete.

Count it as a success for mankind that a spokesperson for the Guttmacher Institute admits that abortion restrictions may contribute to the lessening number of abortions. This is a point that tends to raise serious contention among our anti-life counterparts. According to Rachel Jones of the Guttmacher Institute, “It could be more women using contraception and not having as many unintended pregnancies. It could be more restrictions on abortions making it more difficult for women to obtain abortion services. It could be a combination of these and other dynamics.”