Abortion numbers have dropped in eight of the last nine years in Minnesota to their lowest level since 1974, confirming the success of life-affirming laws including Woman’s Right to Know and Positive Alternatives, which provide women with abortion information and alternatives and empower them to choose life for their unborn children—and themselves.

Women are turning away from abortion and embracing life in greater numbers, according to the state’s 2015 Abortion Report. The Minnesota Department of Health report shows that 99% of abortions are done at five abortion facilities.

The 2015 total of 9,861 represented a decrease of 2.6 percent and the lowest annual number since 1974.

Planned Parenthood proved again to be Minnesota’s largest abortionist, increasing its abortions by 28.5 percent from 2011 to 2015. State abortion totals declined 11 percent over the same four-year period. Planned Parenthood’s 2015 total of 5,048 abortions was its highest number ever, and a record market share of 51.2 percent of all abortions performed in Minnesota.

Read more here and here.

It’s that time of year again: Time to set aside part of an evening to update your pro-life understanding and recommit to helping save lives by attending the 2016 MCCL Fall Tour. Will you take 60 minutes to face the most crucial human rights issues of our time?

It is vitally important that pro-life citizens stay informed and engaged in the fight for life. Learn about efforts to overturn Minnesota’s law protecting people from assisted suicide (read why this Oregon physician says legal assisted suicide has failed the people of his state). We’ll also update you on abortion trends and statistics in Minnesota, and what you can do to defend and protect life.

Will you be a lifesaver in your community, state and nation? Much work remains to be done, and MCCL cannot do it without you. Let us train and empower you with understanding and a fresh dose of energy to defend and protect life.

The gatherings continue through Oct. 30. Attend the 2016 MCCL Fall Tour meeting nearest you and reignite your passion for life.

MCCL has compiled answers to our 2016 Candidate Questionnaire and published them in our 2016 General Election Voter’s Guide. In it you will find where candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives stand on issues such as abortion and assisted suicide.

Candidate responses begin on page 4 of the Sept.-Oct. 2016 MCCL News, available online.

Voting has gotten easier in Minnesota. Pro-lifers need to take full advantage of the state’s expanded voting options and elect candidates who will protect life!

MCCL has compiled information on how you can vote before election day. Visit our Elections page and discover how to vote in person or by absentee ballot—up to 46 days prior to election day.

Remember to vote in the Nov. 8 General Election—and vote for life!