... doubled for 18 and 19 year olds. Recently the U.S. rate dropped 6 percent overall but the rate of abortion among girls younger than 15 jumped 18 percent. The rate among minority teens climbed from 186 per 1,000 to 189 per 1,000. It can be determined from these statistics that women have abortions because they have irresponsibly become pregnant when they can not ... is better to remember, "I gave my baby life and, because I loved him, I gave him into the arms of a loving couple," or to remember, "I selfishly ended my baby's life without even giving him or her the chance to experience lif...

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