If you figure up the total number of pregnancies (approximate - this number doesn't figure in miscarriages) you end up... [MORE]

Tim McCain

Dec 23, 2006 11:18

Its far cheaper to pay for the abortion of an unwanted baby than for the state to take care of... [MORE]

Sam

Dec 22, 2006 18:57

Not a surprise at all......I also am a former Northeastern who has transplanted to "Nascar Country". To the person who... [MORE]

DroptheHammer

Dec 22, 2006 18:39

I aggree that we are subsidizing bad behavior. I find this pathetic. If the welfare system worked correctly, people would... [MORE]

Mel

Dec 22, 2006 18:26

As a condition to having even one child paid for by Medicaid they should submit to sterilization. Man, could you... [MORE]

D Bollig

Dec 22, 2006 17:37

12 years of GOP controlling Congress and we still have tax-payer funded abortions. Rep. Ron Paul (R) introduced the Sanctity... [MORE]

Ares

Dec 22, 2006 17:29

our planet cannot survive if it is based on 'growth'... the world has enough people... we must develop an economy,... [MORE]

ed_and_jr

Dec 22, 2006 17:26

I am surprised the number of abortions in NYC is so high. After all, having another baby means a larger... [MORE]

Chris

Dec 22, 2006 17:08

In light of recent anguish and tragedy, of any city that should understand the value of protecting the innocent and... [MORE]

shakingmyhead

Dec 22, 2006 17:02

Adoption is the better choice. I have adopted five and there are plenty people like me who are willing to... [MORE]

Mark

Dec 22, 2006 16:23

The fact that so many abortions are done in this city is actually a positive. Society needs to realize that... [MORE]

Dr. Eddison Richardson

Dec 22, 2006 15:59

52% of all births in NYC are had by people who cannot afford to have a child, or raise them... [MORE]

Eric Robinson

Dec 22, 2006 15:45

As an obstetrician, I am biased, but informed. The abortion ratio in NYC is 724 per 1000, more than twice... [MORE]

Feel Free To Say

Dec 22, 2006 15:28

So, 52% of all births are paid for by the taxpayers and 44% of women giving birth are unmarried. Look,... [MORE]

Chris Mathy

Dec 22, 2006 15:20

88,000 lives ended in one American city in one year. Perhaps it's a quality of life issues - these lives... [MORE]

John Oswald

Dec 22, 2006 15:06

I love NYC. Would I want to try to raise a child in NYC? That is a hard question. The... [MORE]

sally

Dec 22, 2006 15:03

NYC worried about three thousand persons killed on 911. What about the terror these innocent babies felt as they were... [MORE]

John C. Nemeth

Dec 22, 2006 14:45

And how many of these births are of illegal aliens? we are being soaked dry. [MORE]

Gary T

Dec 22, 2006 14:30

The Drudge Report's headline: "NYC had 88,891 abortions in 2005, 52% of all births paid for by Medicaid..." is the... [MORE]

Cynthia

Dec 22, 2006 14:29

That's 42% of all babies that would have been born were killed instead. Who needs condoms when abortion is such... [MORE]

Robert

Dec 22, 2006 14:27

52% of all births paid for by Medicare. Translation: 52% of all births paid for by taxpayers. We are slaves.... [MORE]

Cheryl

Dec 22, 2006 14:22

I would be very interested to see a per capita breakdown by race of the (babies/fetuses) (who/that) were (murdered/extricated) by... [MORE]

Brian

Dec 22, 2006 14:10

The same people that whine about abortion are completely silent when it comes to providing help to the already-born. You... [MORE]

L

Dec 22, 2006 14:03

The women being controlled are the ones who believe that abortion is the only option. It is painful that individuals... [MORE]

Fr Paul

Dec 22, 2006 13:43

I think it is a sad commentary on our collective humanism. We gladly take for granted the right to disagree... [MORE]

Mike

Dec 22, 2006 13:40

All those poor children killed. I am so sorry for them all. Their lives, although terribly short, meant something despite... [MORE]

Tom

Dec 22, 2006 13:37

when people are paid to stay home and receive free money for having illegitimate babies from as many different fathers... [MORE]

charlie

Dec 22, 2006 13:26

You anti-abortion people just don't get it. Women don't have abortions so they can fit into their bikinis next summer.... [MORE]

Morgan

Dec 22, 2006 13:25

Teenage birth rates represent the sharpest decline. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, conducted by the Federal Government every two years... [MORE]

Mary Anne

Dec 22, 2006 13:24

I'd rather pay for irresponsible men and women to be sterilized. If taxpayers have to pay for births and abortions,... [MORE]

LCM

Dec 22, 2006 13:11

"Of the city's births in 2005, 52% of them were paid for by Medicaid, the government health program for the... [MORE]

Vegas Vic

Dec 22, 2006 13:10

It would be great if abstinence education worked, and all forms of birth control were easily and cheaply available to... [MORE]

Scott

Dec 22, 2006 12:59

Interesting that the author chose to hold the abortion rates to the very end of the story. The city is... [MORE]

Mike K.

Dec 22, 2006 12:57

While the economic factors are not the only ones to consider in this debate, they still are very relevant. To... [MORE]

Derek

Dec 22, 2006 12:53

Even if I don't agree with abortion, I think it is a person's right to choose, I don't believe the... [MORE]

lburg

Dec 22, 2006 12:52

It makes my heart ache when I read the excuses offered for abortions in this country. While I do NOT... [MORE]

Jerry

Dec 22, 2006 12:44

A study out this week shows that pre marital sex has spanned all decades back to the 1930's with just... [MORE]

DI Livingston

Dec 22, 2006 12:29

What a waste of money. Much better to pay for sterilization. [MORE]

Eugene

Dec 22, 2006 12:27

All those unwed moms are the real tragedy. Those aborted babies aren't going to commit any crimes or impose a... [MORE]

EdwardATeller

Dec 22, 2006 12:25

Our tax dollars are entrenching the habits of wasting medical resources and others' lack of self control and responsibility. For... [MORE]

D. Reinman

Dec 22, 2006 12:14

Do you all realize that, assuming the average abortion costs $2,000 (which I have no clue as to the cost,... [MORE]

Mel

Dec 22, 2006 11:57

It is a shame we can be in outrage because the White House didn't send enough or do enough for... [MORE]

Penny Deleon

Dec 22, 2006 11:47

So I'm guessing that these Medicaid/abortion/birth stats are roughly the same in most very large metro areas. If so, just... [MORE]

Tim Creamer

Dec 22, 2006 11:39

The high rate of abortions may not be a failure of abstinence education in teens. The rate could be due... [MORE]

stacyg

Dec 22, 2006 12:44

It's somehow politically incorrect to tell people on public assistance or even earning a minimum wage to not have children.... [MORE]

lainie

Dec 22, 2006 13:43

As you can see the reason why there is an imigration issue is because we have an abortion issue. Nature... [MORE]

Jacob Saunders

Dec 22, 2006 15:16

This is a depressing trend in the West period. Abortion is the choice of birth control in America now. I... [MORE]

Dave F

Dec 22, 2006 11:36

It's over. When a people refuse to proceate only oblivion is their future. The world will be left to people less... [MORE]

Doctor bill

Dec 22, 2006 11:33

Free healthcare for all should be a fundamental civic principle. [MORE]

fiscal tom

Dec 22, 2006 12:07

It is sad that so many people are still experiencing unwanted pregnancies. We need to eliminate these unsuccessful abstinence-only programs... [MORE]

CatM

Dec 22, 2006 11:30

The really sad thing, is how misinformed people are. Birth Control is readily available everywhere. My daughter could walk into... [MORE]

TracyS

Dec 22, 2006 14:02

A tale of two countries: One pursued widespread condom distribution as an answer to the HIV-AIDS crisis; the other chose... [MORE]

Data

Dec 22, 2006 22:31

Why are my tax $s paying for so many welfare babies and the offspring of so many illegals? I thought... [MORE]

Martin

Dec 22, 2006 11:22

Thanks to Gov. Pataki and his medicaid / child health plus / family plus programs, New Yorkers are getting the... [MORE]

Not Your Taxes

Dec 22, 2006 12:23

Lets see....hmmmm.....The state of New York is controlled year after disastrous year by the same people who own a 98%... [MORE]

sal macaluso

Dec 22, 2006 13:10

This self -perpetuating incentive for people to have children that they cannot afford to even have born, let alone provide... [MORE]

Doug Keltz

Dec 22, 2006 15:47

Martin, why do you assume that this 52% or even a significant part of the 52% are illegals? [MORE]

MICKPC

Dec 22, 2006 17:46

Wow I am taking a break from Christmas final plans to look at Drudge, and my Christmas day has taken... [MORE]

John Cook

Dec 22, 2006 11:21

Pro-lifers ... fire and forget. They get all wrapped up in protection of the unborn, yet what about all these... [MORE]

William

Dec 22, 2006 18:19

Pro abortion groups and politicians always throw in the word "rare" when talking about abortion. Clearly, abortion is not anywhere... [MORE]

Jason

Dec 22, 2006 11:15

Number one cause of being poor--single mother. And we wonder why young men deprived of a normal home turn to... [MORE]

Stewart

Dec 22, 2006 15:41

The article also says "abortions in the city was down to a low in the past 10 years," and that... [MORE]

David

Dec 22, 2006 11:14

David makes a distinction between 'real families' and 'trash families' in his comments (Ignore the Religious Fanatics from Drudge, 12/22).... [MORE]

William

Dec 22, 2006 12:04

I left NYC and went to Nascar country because of people like David. Their elitist attitudes and materialistic selfish lifestyle... [MORE]

Pat

Dec 22, 2006 12:59

David, if those of us from "real" families recognized that those people with oxycontin addictions, living on the street etc.... [MORE]

Debra

Dec 22, 2006 13:02

Have you seen the "trash family" in Pursuit of Happyness? My guess the young boy would not agree. [MORE]

MWL

Dec 22, 2006 14:57

I also left NYC for "Nascar country", but for obviously different reasons. It is easy to criticize NYC after reading... [MORE]

Jason

Dec 22, 2006 15:14

David: Trash babies??? Wow, you put real value on human life in NYC. Didnt Hilter call them "human debris". [MORE]

Rich

Dec 22, 2006 16:14

Typical comment from the left - "ignore the Religious Fanatics from Drudge." Ignore opposing views. The first amendment only applies... [MORE]

Jim

Dec 22, 2006 16:44

Does anyone know the abortion rate in the bible belt? If so, let me know. Here's why it's not a big... [MORE]

Steve

Dec 22, 2006 18:00

It is too easy to look at this problem from a "high horse" and very simplistically at that. Were any... [MORE]

M

Dec 22, 2006 11:09

Couples adopt children from foreign countries because it is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to get ANY child; white, black, red, green or... [MORE]

kelly

Dec 22, 2006 12:48

Maybe noone wants to adopt the black or hispanic babies because they don't want to be told who to adopt.... [MORE]

Mark

Dec 22, 2006 14:07

It is all too easy to judge- but if any- I feel the right to judge these women. Women who... [MORE]

Katie

Dec 22, 2006 14:46

I certainly hope you are not implying that these children are better off being aborted than being raised "in the... [MORE]

AmyM.

Dec 22, 2006 18:24

The real nugget in this story is that over half of all NYC births are paid for by Medicaid. This... [MORE]

Dave

Dec 22, 2006 11:02

Thought the article was interesting. Am stunned by the responses. No place, no system, no person is perfect, but I... [MORE]

rjp

Dec 22, 2006 13:34

I'm all for pro-choice advocates, but do it on your own dollar. [MORE]

maxziel

Dec 22, 2006 10:57

Planned Parenthood (the nations biggest abortion provider) gets about 250 billion in taxpayer dollars every year. So, if you pay... [MORE]

Dan

Dec 22, 2006 12:43

as we wipe out our own families, especially those of the poor, disenfranchised, blacks, hispanics, ..those who need our help... [MORE]

josephine e. detar, m.d.

Dec 22, 2006 10:56

Commandments? [MORE]

john

Dec 22, 2006 10:53

What a truly sad statistic. 44 million of America's unborn have been killed by abortion since Roe v Wade. A... [MORE]

Kurt

Dec 22, 2006 10:51

There is a nagging thought, which confounds my sense of reason. Can someone please explain why there is such an... [MORE]

Patricia

Dec 22, 2006 10:48

Due to the fact that so many of our future citizens are aborted, the only logical solution is to import... [MORE]

James

Dec 22, 2006 10:41

you report 57,068 deaths and at the same time you report 90,000 abortions. how is it you will report the... [MORE]

kevin

Dec 22, 2006 10:23

Not only is this sad for the children, it is sad for the girls who will live with this decison... [MORE]

Pat

Dec 22, 2006 10:16

NYC had 88,891 abortions in 2005, 52% of all births paid for by Medicaid. It looks like the Apple is rotten. [MORE]

Tim Tole

Dec 22, 2006 10:13

We are so rich yet so poor if we can't figure out that a baby is the best gift anyone... [MORE]

Meg

Dec 22, 2006 10:11

The NY Health Department seemed proud of this number in the article. I wonder if these too were paid for... [MORE]

Bill Ritter

Dec 22, 2006 10:07

The number of abortions that occur within the city does not necessarily reflect the number of NYers who had abortions. Frankly,... [MORE]

filtersweep

Dec 22, 2006 10:32

As reported by Mr. Bill Ritter, there were 88 thousand abortions in NYC in 2005. Fifty two percent of these... [MORE]

Ricko Chumsae

Dec 22, 2006 11:15

I love New York. It does seem strange though, that with 40% of the babies being killed, they'd actually be... [MORE]

Julianne

Dec 22, 2006 10:01

It is better for population control if people are squirting out less kids. [MORE]

champ

Dec 22, 2006 09:58

Not all those abortions are from New Yorkers. Many people from outside the city travel to it to get the... [MORE]

Bob

Dec 22, 2006 09:45

"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish" - Mother... [MORE]

anonymous

Dec 22, 2006 09:42

The article says nothing about abortion. Where are you getting these statistics, and why are you bringing them up here? [MORE]

Marta

Dec 22, 2006 09:31

The most telling statistics... abortion rate and out-of-wedlock births (44%?!) seem to be buried in this article. Could it be... [MORE]

Andrew

Dec 22, 2006 09:30

that is absolutely disgusting. 90,000 abortions? And researchers state "families are having fewer children." Ya think? 90,000 abortions is progress?... [MORE]

Dan

Dec 22, 2006 09:13

What a sad article. According to the statistics, there were 88,891 abortions performed in NYC in 2005 and 122,725 babies... [MORE]

Josh

Dec 22, 2006 09:12

The demise of our civility started with the Supreme Court's decision to allow abortions. This is a terribly sad day. We... [MORE]

Carol Geiser

Dec 22, 2006 09:33

It is obvious that people use their "right to choose" abortion as birth control and not just for cases of... [MORE]

Brad

Dec 22, 2006 09:50

Disgusting. 88,891 abortions [MORE]

Charles

Dec 22, 2006 09:54

I agree 100%. That is a disturbing statistic. [MORE]

Aaron

Dec 22, 2006 09:54

It will benefit all of us from an evolutionary standpoint that the very people that would kill their young will... [MORE]

TC

Dec 22, 2006 09:56

How sad that there are so many abortions. I guess life really is cheap for a lot of people. [MORE]

Tony

Dec 22, 2006 09:57

it is cheaper to abort them than to have the taxpayers support them [MORE]

motorman

Dec 22, 2006 10:09

While I am stridently pro-choice, my dream is for an America where women have the choice to have an abortion,... [MORE]

Elizabeth

Dec 22, 2006 10:21

As a nation we are aborting our next generation, but we are allowing uncontrolled passage through our borders. Seems that... [MORE]

William Babb

Dec 22, 2006 10:44

Firstly, lets not forget that new york city is an "abortion safe haven" and that pregnant women from all over... [MORE]

adsf

Dec 22, 2006 10:49

A Country is only as good as it treats its weakest person no matter what form life is in. Maybe... [MORE]

Marilyn Ruland

Dec 22, 2006 11:05

88,891 abortions and 122725 births. Great - approx 3 out of 7 babies are killed before birth in NYC. So glad abortion...

Kit

Dec 22, 2006 11:59

In response to ADSF, I could not agree more that bringing a child into this world is a decision that... [MORE]

jah

Dec 22, 2006 13:05

TO ADSF: It seems to me that you know about where all of the people are coming from to get an... [MORE]

SRR

Dec 22, 2006 14:35

It very sad to see that the human society has lost its meaning of life with pursuit of happiness and... [MORE]

Tom

Dec 23, 2006 21:27

When a soldier joins the army, he knows there is risk of dying for a country. Babies who are aborted... [MORE]

marci

Dec 22, 2006 09:09

Food for thought.... Unwanted children are more likely to become troubled adolescents, prone to crime and drug use, than are... [MORE]

Brad

Dec 22, 2006 09:53

The above comment mentions construction workers, etc. But abortion also kills the future drug dealers, murders, rapists, burgulars, welfare recipient. When... [MORE]

Joe

Dec 22, 2006 10:04

I feel using Medicare money to pay for abortions is just adding insult to injury to pro-lifers like myself. As... [MORE]

doug

Dec 22, 2006 10:23

...i think it would be a better place if there were MORE abortions. I'd wager that 90% of those abortions were... [MORE]

realistic

Dec 22, 2006 10:44

88000 abortions is a lead only if you are one of those so-called right-to-life control freaks. If you wanna get... [MORE]

Oldfart

Dec 22, 2006 11:31

I new the love of a mother who would have stepped in front of a speeding truck for me, how... [MORE]

R I Lewis

Dec 22, 2006 11:31

Because they do. None of us is born a criminal, but we are all born innocent. [MORE]

hermeneutic of continuity

Dec 22, 2006 12:01

Any-one ever look at an ultra-sound? There is most certainly a person in there. Abortion is most certainly a serious... [MORE]

Mick

Dec 22, 2006 12:28

you said, "find a better way for these women instead of trying to control them." Okay, here is a better... [MORE]

Dan

Dec 22, 2006 12:38

Everyone need to stop stereotyping and putting other people down, whether you are prolife or prochoice we are all in... [MORE]

john doe

Dec 22, 2006 12:55

She should have stepped with you into a library, instead of letting you play on that street. Then maybe you'd... [MORE]

M. Ramirez

Dec 22, 2006 13:26

How is being against abortion "controlling people", or at least, how is it different than being pro-choice? Telling them to... [MORE]

Oldfart is lame

Dec 22, 2006 13:38

It's called "prevention". We all know how a woman gets pregnant and how to avoid it. Can people take NO... [MORE]

Felicia

Dec 22, 2006 13:45

Are you suggesting that they've finally discovered the gene that causes criminality, deviancy, and degeneration (I didn't even KNOW liberalism... [MORE]

Mark

Dec 22, 2006 13:54

right to life is GOD given. nothing to do with right-wing or left-wing. The help for "unwanted" babies is to... [MORE]

agingfart

Dec 22, 2006 14:02

Oldfart is correct about #1 thing, "Abortions also kill...." The imporant word here is KILL. This is exactly what is... [MORE]

Stacy

Dec 22, 2006 14:15

One simple question for you: Why are you so called "pro-choicers" more interesed in getting a mass murderer or violent... [MORE]

Ted

Dec 22, 2006 14:20

Oldfart, Abortion is to primitive birth control as euthanasia is to healthcare spending control. Not a solution! Do you think a... [MORE]

KW

Dec 22, 2006 14:34

<<<<>>> Don't know where you are getting this argument. All types of people are killed in an abortion. <<<<>>> An unborn child is... [MORE]

Combatoverridebutton

Dec 22, 2006 14:43

In response to "Oldfart," it's quite the leap (read: gap) in logic to say that "you right-to-lifers" believe in Capital... [MORE]

name

Dec 22, 2006 17:05

When a baby is killed before it is born, we know not who that baby or any of its descendants... [MORE]

Young Sweet Smell

Dec 22, 2006 17:06

This is truly a sad commentary. Some of the comments are even sadder. Abortion is a way to avoid responsibility... [MORE]

Dave

Dec 22, 2006 17:28

So you're upset that Medicaid uses your tax dollars to pay for abortions. How would you feel about your tax... [MORE]

Neo

Dec 22, 2006 19:16

I'm 26-yrs-old and expecting number three after 3 years of marriage. This article has made me very happy and proud... [MORE]

youngmomof3

Dec 22, 2006 19:43

88000 abortions is a lead only if you are one of those so-called right-to-life control freaks. If you wanna get... [MORE]

Nonimus

Dec 25, 2006 23:28

....and I feel that this is a women's issue, PERIOD. Keep the meth snorting, closeted ministers and warmongering "religious" elected... [MORE]

loretta

Dec 27, 2006 06:01