Why Is The Abortion Rate Falling By David Frum - 979 Words

Whether it’s right or wrong, the age old debate on abortion may finally be heading in a different direction. â€Å"Why is the Abortion Rate Falling† by David Frum is a web article from The Atlantic. The author argues that although society is changing, one thing has stayed the same throughout time. This age old debate between pro-life and pro-choice groups has remained consistent. Pro-life groups believe that abortion is never an option, while pro-choice groups believe that only the woman who is carrying a fetus can make the decision on whether or not to have an abortion. Frum appears to be neither pro-choice nor pro-life in the article as he never says anything negative about either group. This article talks about the falling abortion rate. The abortion rate dropped by nearly half in the last two decades. People who might be interested in this article are people who might be pregnant and are struggling with their options, readers of â€Å"The Atlantic†, and pro-choice or pro-life groups that are trying to find statistics on the abortion rate. The author presents statistics, showing no preference to being pro-life or pro-choice. Using one chart he shows the abortion rate since 1973 and another chart to show the number of births to unmarried women from 1940 to 2007. Abortion rates seem to be falling for a variety of reasons. I found the following arguments made by the author most convincing. First, more pregnancies are being carried to term second, birth control is more readily