An update on politics and pregnancy…

Jeanne at Body and Soul has also been writing about abortion trends in the US, and according to her:

The short answer seems to be that national numbers for 2000-2004 won’t be available for awhile, but some states have posted statistics and they suggest that the trend has reversed itself: The abortion rate has increased during George Bush’s presidency in most of the states for which numbers are available. The author of the linked article, a Christian ethicist, and father of a severely handicapped child, suggests that the reasons for the increase are probably the economy and lack of access to health care.

From the article she cites, I’d like to quote the following paragraph.

Economic policy and abortion are not separate issues; they form one moral imperative. Rhetoric is hollow, mere tinkling brass, without health care, health insurance, jobs, childcare, and a living wage. Pro-life in deed, not merely in word, means we need a president who will do something about jobs and insurance and support for prospective mothers.
— Glen Harold Stassen, The Courier-Journal