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Here is a ranking of states from the lowest to the highest [[abortion]] rates per 100 pregnancies. 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 ([[Wisconsin]] and [[Minnesota]]) 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> | Here is a ranking of states from the lowest to the highest [[abortion]] rates per 100 pregnancies. 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 ([[Wisconsin]] and [[Minnesota]]) 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> | ||
Revision as of 21:43, March 17, 2007
Here is a ranking of states from the lowest to the highest abortion rates per 100 pregnancies. Notice how the ranking correlates closely with the Bush v. Kerry outcomes in the 2004 presidential election. Notable exceptions are indicated in bold, with the first two exceptions (Wisconsin and Minnesota) only narrowly going for Kerry, and the last exception (Nevada) only narrowly going for Bush.[1]
1. Utah (Bush)
2. South Dakota (Bush)
3. North Dakota (Bush)
4. Kentucky (Bush)
5. West Virginia (Bush)
6. Idaho (Bush)
7. Louisiana (Bush)
8. Wisconsin (Kerry)
9. Iowa (Bush)
10. Arkansas (Bush)
11. Nebraska (Bush)
12. Kansas (Bush)
13. Indiana (Bush)
14. Oklahoma (Bush)
15. Minnesota (Kerry)
16. Alaska (Bush)
17. Missouri (Bush)
18. Vermont (Kerry)
19. Montana (Bush)
20. Maine (Kerry)
21. Alabama (Alabama)
22. Tennessee (Bush)
23. Mississippi (Bush)
24. Ohio (Bush)
25. Texas (Bush)
26. New Hampshire (Kerry)
27. South Carolina (Bush)
28. Pennsylvania (Kerry)
29. Georgia (Bush)
30. Colorado (Bush)
31. Virginia (Bush)
32. Arizona (Bush)
33. New Mexico (Bush)
34. North Carolina (Bush)
35. Rhode Island (Kerry)
36. Michigan (Kerry)
37. Wyoming (Bush)
38. Oregon (Kerry)
39. Washington (Kerry)
40. Massachusetts (Kerry)
41. Illinois (Kerry)
42. Connecticut (Kerry)
43. Delaware (Kerry)
44. Florida (Bush)
45. Hawaii (Kerry)
46. California (Kerry)
47. Nevada (Bush)
48. Maryland (Kerry)
49. New York (Kerry)
50. New Jersey (Bush)
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