MyFOXchicago.com: Abortions At 10-Year High in Illinois:
The number of abortions performed in Illinois reached a 10-year high in 2008, newly compiled state records show.
The uptick could be due to the state's flagging economy and to the first full year of operation of a new clinic offering abortion services in Aurora, abortion-rights advocates and opponents alike say.
In 2008, the most recent year for which data are available, figures from the Illinois Public Health Department show that 47,717 abortions were performed statewide.
That represents a 5 percent increase from 2007. And it's the most abortions in Illinois in a year since 1998, when 49,403 women were reported to have had abortions. . . . .