A recent Associated Press survey finds that abortions have declined since 2010 in states both where there are restrictions on abortion services and where there are no restrictions.
What was left to read between the lines was that this drop took place during the presidency of strong abortion supporter Barack Obama. So, take that conservatives!
The full story is that abortions in the United States peaked in 1990 and have declined ever since, with the exceptions of the years 2006 and 2009, the latter Obama’s first year in office.
Abortions, in truth, are declining for reasons given by both the left and the right.
The left is forced to walk quite a tightrope where the life-ending procedure is concerned. It can’t pretend to be unhappy that abortions are down – how callous would the opposite position be? – but it still must defend its political position of abortion on demand.