National Public Radio reports that abortion rates are skyrocketing in areas of the country hardest hit by the recession. On the show All Things Considered they spoke with Planned Parenthood officials and here is what they had to say:
"Planned Parenthood of Illinois says it performed the highest number of abortions ever at its clinics in January.
'It's a time when families are looking at family size and how much they can provide,' says Nancy Boothe of the Feminist Women's Center in Atlanta, who also saw an increase."
'It's a time when families are looking at family size and how much they can provide,' says Nancy Boothe of the Feminist Women's Center in Atlanta, who also saw an increase."
NPR also bemoans the fact that Medicaid does not cover every abortion:
"Part of the issue is that Medicaid covers the cost of abortion in only 15 states, leaving poor women with few options."
While NPR spends the majority of its time looking at the work of abortion clinics, it hardly recognizes the wonderful work that crisis pregnancy centers are doing. These centers are actually looking to help women with what they actually need - help with caring for their children. The answer in poor economic times does not come in the way of killing our children. The abortion industry is not looking to help families and women who truly want to keep their children but feel unable to financially. Rather, the abortion industry wants to keep raking in the money while everyone around them suffers.
