Abortions are on the decline in this country. No one knows exactly why. One thought is that abortions have become less accessible. Another is that sex education-- including useful information on how to prevent pregnancies--is reaching more people. Regardless, reducing abortions further is a goal that should find common ground among both pro-life and pro-choice groups. After all, who wants more abortions? Clearly, neither side does. Ironically, an excellent case can be made that Planned Parenthood is the organization in this country doing more than any other to reduce abortions through their excellent education, counseling, and health services. A miniscule amount of time is devoted to providing abortion services. I recall around three percent. Meanwhile, in Colorado, the state's services to educate young women on the use of long-term contraceptive devices has had astonishing results in reducing abortions. Yet some right wing politicians (and I assume this includes a good representation of conservative evangelical Christians) are doing all they can to sabotage the program. If you wonder what this might mean, just look to the South, including the Bible Belt, where sex education is frowned upon and where there are the highest unwed pregnancy rates in the entire nation. As for the right wing manufactured Planned Parenthood smear campaign, the end result could be a loss of funding for the organization and, as a result, a rise in abortions nationwide. What hypocrisy! What stupidity!