Oct 23, 2012 / 03:06 am
An Ohio state government report shows that there were 24,764 abortions reported in the state in 2011, but the total number was down 12 percent from the previous year.
Patrick D'Andrea, Chairman of the Ohio Life Collaboration Campaign, said it was "heartwarming and inspiring to learn that nearly 3,000 fewer women and their babies endured the pain of abortion."
The figures come from the Ohio Department of Health and represent the continued decline in abortion numbers which began in 2000.
The state health department said there was a "large decline" in the number of medical or non-surgical abortions, which decreased from 5,862 to 1,234. The report said it is not clear if the decline results from a shift to other abortion procedures or if it represents under-reporting of abortions.