Matthew 19:18 ESV “And Jesus said, “You shall not murder…”
Editor’s Note: Throughout the scriptures, God has made it clear that shedding innocent blood is murder, and no murderer will enter heaven. In addition to the death of the unborn baby, abortion also substantially harms the women and many times, families, husbands, boyfriends and a whole sphere of relationships connected to and surrounding each abortion. Often, lifelong guilt and other social, relational, spiritual and even physical problems follow the murder of innocent babes in the womb. Pastor Jim Bakker believes that this issue, abortion, may be the single most significant issue that brings God’s judgment on this nation more than any other.
A new study from the Associated Press shows that abortions in the United States have decreased in nearly every state since 2010.
The AP report shows that abortions decreased about 12 percent.
The information came from the health departments of 45 states that compile statistic on abortions on a regular basis. The states that do not track abortion stats are California, Maryland, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Wyoming.
Americans United For Life President Charmaine Yoest praised the survey’s results.
“There’s an entire generation of women who saw a sonogram as their first baby picture,” she said. “There’s an increased awareness of the humanity of the baby before it is born.”
The survey showed increases in two states that are taking steps to make abortion more restrictive: Louisiana and Michigan. The increases in the states appear to be coming from women who travel from other states to avoid abortion restrictions in those states.
One Michigan company that owns a chain of abortion clinics advertises to women in Indiana and Ohio to come to their clinics, mentioning in one ad that it’s “less than 60 miles from Toledo.”
The largest decrease in abortions came in Hawaii, which fell from 3,064 in 2010 to 2,147 in 2014.
