• Report: Number of U.S. Abortions Drop to Lowest Levels in 30 Years

The number of abortions in the United States dropped to 1.2 million in 2005, the lowest level since 1974 and down 25 percent from the all-time high of 1.6 million in 1990, according to report issued Thursday.The Guttmacher Institute, which surveyed abortion providers nationwide, said there likely were several reasons for the decline, including more effective use of contraceptives, lowerlevels of unintended pregnancy, and greater difficulty obtaining abortions in some parts of the country.

That's still 2.28 per minute. In the time it's taken you to read this, another baby was killed.