Clinics performed about 862,000 abortions in 2017 — the latest year for which data is available — the lowest number since 1974, when about 898,000 abortions were performed. The number of abortions started to drop right before Bill Clinton was first elected president; it has dropped steadily since. In fact, the total number of abortions dropped during 15 of the 16 years of the Clinton and Obama presidencies. Among high school seniors, we’re seeing the lowest levels of alcohol use and drunkenness ever recorded. Pornography is ubiquitous in our society, and we face an opioid epidemic and an alarming increase in teenage suicides.

Source: New York Times December 06, 2019 20:34 UTC