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Here is a ranking of states from the lowest to the highest [[abortion]] rates per 100 pregnancies '''among women aged 15–19, year 2000'''.  Notice how the ranking correlates closely with the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] v. [[John Kerry|Kerry]] outcomes in the [[2004 presidential election]].  Notable exceptions are indicated in bold, with the first two exceptions ([[Minnesota]] and [[Wisconsin]]) only narrowly going for Kerry, and the last exception ([[Nevada]]) only narrowly going for Bush.<ref>http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/2006/09/12/USTPstats.pdf</ref>  Later [[Michael Barone]] independently made a similar observation about the high correlation between abortion rates and support of [[Barack Obama]] in the [[2008 presidential election]].<ref>http://blog.american.com/?author=22</ref>

Here is a ranking of states from the lowest to the highest [[abortion]] rates per 100 pregnancies '''among women aged 15–19, year 2000'''.  Notice how the ranking correlates closely with the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] v. [[John Kerry|Kerry]] outcomes in the [[2004 presidential election]].  Notable exceptions are indicated in bold, with the first two exceptions ([[Minnesota]] and [[Wisconsin]]) only narrowly going for Kerry, and the last exception ([[Nevada]]) only narrowly going for Bush.<ref>https://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/2006/09/12/USTPstats.pdf</ref>  Later [[Michael Barone]] independently made a similar observation about the high correlation between abortion rates and support of [[Barack Obama]] in the [[2008 presidential election]].<ref>http://blog.american.com/?author=22</ref>

# Utah (Bush)

# Utah (Bush)

==Reduction in Abortion by State==

==Reduction in Abortion by State==

States that are the most visibly aggressive in attempting to abolish abortion are not the same as those that have been most effective in reducing abortion.<ref>[http://www.guttmacher.org/statecenter/sfaa.html State-by-state chart]</ref>  For example, [[South Dakota]] has not reduced abortions significantly over the past decade, despite all the fanfare and initiatives, while [[Michigan]] and [[Mississippi]] have.

States that are the most visibly aggressive in attempting to abolish abortion are not the same as those that have been most effective in reducing abortion.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/statecenter/sfaa.html State-by-state chart]</ref>  For example, [[South Dakota]] has not reduced abortions significantly over the past decade, despite all the fanfare and initiatives, while [[Michigan]] and [[Mississippi]] have.

==References==

==References==

==Sources==

==Sources==

1. Table 3.1, pg. 12 - http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/2006/09/12/USTPstats.pdf

1. Table 3.1, pg. 12 - https://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/2006/09/12/USTPstats.pdf

== See also ==

== See also ==