I shared some of what I'd heard about the tragedy of abortions with a group this evening. As we discussed it, one woman shared that at one point 90% of pregnancies were terminated by abortion. As I was searching trying to find statistics accurate for now, I came across this chart. It breaks my heart to see these statistics. It's a clear indication that this is a group of people who need the love and hope of Jesus...not to make everything better and offer a picture-perfect life, but to rescue their souls and to bind up the broken-hearted.
Abortions in Romania after 1989
| Year | Abortions | Per 1000
live-births |
| 1990 | 992,265 | 3,158.4 |
| 1991 | 866,934 | 3,156.6 |
| 1992 | 691,863 | 2,663.0 |
| 1993 | 585,761 | 2,348.4 |
| 1994 | 530,191 | 2,153.5 |
| 1995 | 502,840 | 2,129.5 |
| 1996 | 455,340 | 1,971.9 |
| 1997 | 346,468 | 1,465.6 |
| 1998 | 270,930 | 1,144.0 |
| 1999 | 259,266 | 1,107.5 |
| 2000 | 257,267 | 1,099.5 |
| 2001 | 253,426 | 1,153.3 |
| 2002 | 246,714 | 1,174.9 |
| 2003 | 223,914 | 1,056.5 |
| 2004 | 189,683 | 879.5 |
| 2005 | 162,087 | 735.1 |
| 2006 | 149,598 | 683.5 |
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http://www.insse.ro/cms/files/pdf/ro/cap2.pdf )
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Wow. Devastating. Thanks for sharing how we can be praying for these women. It just breaks my heart.
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