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CNN Belief Blog: "My Take: Abortion Reduction and the Election" |
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Saturday, 30 October 2010 |
By Aaron Mercer, Director of NAE Generation Forum
With less than four days before Election Day, political campaigns are in full swing and their messages are all around us. One subject campaigns either passionately desire to engage or eagerly seek to avoid is abortion. The very word stirs deep feelings in many.
What is too often missed is that abortion is not only an idea; it is a very real, everyday problem in our communities. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy reports that approximately half of all pregnancies are unplanned, and more than 40 percent of these 3 million annual unplanned pregnancies are aborted.
This accounts for the vast majority of America’s million-plus abortions every year. And it’s not just a teen problem. According to the Guttmacher Institute, over 80 percent of women having abortions are adults.
True, Americans continue to be divided on whether or not abortion should be legal. (Full disclosure: I am a longtime member of the pro-life “camp,” as is my employer, the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE)).
However, most are troubled by its prevalence in this nation. A recent Gallup poll commissioned by the NAE found that nearly 9 out of every 10 evangelicals believe abortion is a serious problem in our country and that it should be an important priority for our nation to work together to reduce the number of abortions.
(Read the full article here)
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