Wisconsin's abortion rate continues to decline
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
By Scott Bauer
Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. - Activists on both sides of the abortion debate took credit Monday for a new report that shows the number of women who had the procedure in 2006 was down for the third straight year and at the lowest level on record.

There were 9,580 abortions in Wisconsin last year, the lowest number since the state started tracking them in 1974, according to the report by the Department of Health and Family Services.

Sue Armacost, legislative director for Wisconsin Right to Life, said she was "absolutely ecstatic" that the numbers continued to decline. the rest