39 Percent Of NYC Pregnancies Result In Abortion

New York Catholic Archbishop Timothy Dolan at a a press conference in New York on Jan. 6, 2011.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Archbishop Timothy Dolan is calling for efforts to make abortions in New York City “rare.”

Dolan gathered with other religious leaders on Thursday to draw attention to the city’s high abortion rate. The city health department last month released statistics that showed 39 percent of pregnancies ended with induced termination in 2009.

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