OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The number of abortions in Nebraska has declined by nearly 8 percent since 2010, but the reason for the drop depends on who you ask.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services says there were 2,270 abortions reported in 2014, compared with 2,464 in 2010.
Julie Schmit-Albin, director of Nebraska Right to Life, credits state laws intended to restrict abortions, such as the 2010 ban on abortions after 20 weeks of gestation.
But Angie Remington, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, says the decline correlates to a drop in the overall birth rate and better access to different types of birth control, such as IUDs and hormonal injections and implants.
An Associated Press survey shows a decrease in abortions nationwide of about 12 percent since 2010.