Abortion Rate at 30 Year Low - Planned Parenthood and NARAL Hardest Hit

This is a sad day for Planned Parenthood and NARAL as the Washington Post reports that the U.S. abortion rate has reached a 30-year low:

TUESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Abortions in the United States fell 33 percent between 1974 and 2004, but sizeable differences among racial and economic groups continue to exist as to who gets an abortion, a new report says.

While the number of abortions among teens has also dropped dramatically, down 50 percent, abortion rates are still high among older women with children and poor women, according to the report from the Guttmacher Institute.

"There's been a shift in the population of women obtaining abortions relative to 30 years ago," said Rachel Jones, a senior research associate at the institute. "They are older, they are more likely to be unmarried, more likely to be mothers, and they are more likely to be women of color."

One of the largest factors in the decline has been the drop in teenage pregnancies and abortions, Jones said. "We've done a lot of work addressing teen pregnancy, including comprehensive sex education, access to contraceptive services and providing kids with information to help them delay sexual activity," she said.

Most U.S. women having abortions today come from lower income groups, she said.

How are Planned Parenthood and NARAL going to be able to afford their political contributions to Barack Obama and the Democrats if his trend continues? They may have to apply for a federal bailout.