The Washington Post is reporting: Fewer U.S. women are having abortions today than at any time since Roe v. Wade, according to new government figures released Wednesday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance report comes at a heated time for abortion politics in the country, with Trump administration officials introducing new policies to reduce funding to abortion providers and state legislatures debating ever more restrictive laws on abortion. Just this week, a federal court in Mississippi blocked the state’s ban against abortions past 15 weeks gestation.

Go here to read the complete Washington Post article.

Federal judge overturns Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban

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Washington Post: Number of abortions in U.S. hit historic low in 2015

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
November 21, 2018

<h1>Washington Post: Number of abortions in U.S. hit historic low in 2015</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />November 21, 2018</p> <p>The Washington Post is reporting:&nbsp;Fewer U.S. women are having abortions today than at any time since&nbsp;Roe v. Wade, according to new government figures released Wednesday.</p> <p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance report comes at a heated time for abortion politics in the country, with Trump administration officials introducing new policies to reduce funding to abortion providers and state legislatures debating ever more restrictive laws on abortion. Just this week, a <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2018/11/20/federal-judge-overturns-mississippis-15-week-abortion-ban/">federal court in Mississippi</a>&nbsp;blocked the state’s ban against abortions past 15 weeks&nbsp;gestation.</p> <p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2018/11/21/number-abortions-us-hits-historic-low/?utm_term=.6791d60688c8">Go here to read</a> the complete Washington Post article.</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote wp-embedded-content"> <p><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2018/11/20/federal-judge-overturns-mississippis-15-week-abortion-ban/">Federal judge overturns Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban</a></p> </blockquote> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2018/11/21/washington-post-number-of-abortions-in-u-s-hit-historic-low-in-2015/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=220354" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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