Number of Abortions Hits Lowest Level Since 1976
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The number of abortions performed in the United States dropped to 1.2 million in 2005 -- the lowest level since 1976, according to a new report.
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The number of homicides in Scotland falls by a third, bringing the figure to its lowest level since the mid-1990s.
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There were 175 sudden infant deaths in England and Wales last year, down from 192 in 2002.
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Number of abortions in England and Wales rose 3.9% to 193,700 in 2006.
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The number of divorces in Britain has hit a 30-year low, according to official figures released Friday.
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The number of abortions in the United States fell to 1.2 million in 2005, down 25 percent from the all-time high of 1.6 million in 1990 and dropping the abortion rate to its lowest level since 1974, according to report issued Thursday.
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Violent and property crime rates in the United States remained at their lowest levels in 30 years during 2003, the US Department of Justice said on Sunday.
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Tens of thousands of abortion opponents took to the cold, gray streets of Washington yesterday, buoyed by a recent report that the number of abortions in the United States had hit the lowest level in years and vowing to continue the fight.
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The number of couples getting married in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest since records began in 1862 according to official records released Wednesday.
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The murder rate in Scotland falls to its lowest level since 2000 with stabbings the most common cause of death.
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Tooth decay among children is at its lowest recorded level since 1983, figures show.
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Seven thousand fewer girls are born in India each day than the global average would suggest, largely because female fetuses are aborted after sex determination tests, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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OTTAWA - One-third fewer teenagers were pregnant in 2001 than three decades earlier, according to Statistics Canada. Pregnancies among women under the age of 20 fell from 45.
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A comprehensive study finds that abortion and miscarriage lead to low birth weight and preterm birth. But is 40-year old data still relevant today?
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Number of divorces down in England and Wales.
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Number discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" policy has dropped by almost half since 2001, reaching lowest levels since 1997.
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A day after New Jersey banned executions, newly released figures show that capital punishment dropped this year to a 13-year low.