Number Of Abortions On The Rise In Connecticut
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Figures show that while the number of abortions is decreasing nationally, they have been increasing in Connecticut in recent years.
The numbers show abortions in the state increased by about 2,000 in 2006 and then rose another 422 last year.
But officials at Planned Parenthood and the Alan Guttmacher Institute, which compiles and analyzes abortion statistics, say people should not read too much into the increase.
A lot of factors are involved ranging from the number of women of abortion age increasing to women crossing the border from other states.
In Connecticut abortions jumped from 12,110 in 2005 to 14,112 in 2006. That number increased in 2007 to 14,534.
The increases follow two year of declines.
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Information from: Connecticut Post, http://www.connpost.com
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