On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions legalized abortion on demand nationwide. More than 55 million unborn children have been killed since then, including 588,927 babies in Minnesota (through 2012).
In the wake of those Court rulings, pro-life citizens mobilized to save as many lives as possible. For four decades we have worked to educate and persuade the public, help pregnant women in need, and enact laws to protect unborn children and their mothers. And though Roe v. Wade has yet to be overturned, this multi-pronged pro-life strategy has saved millions of lives and achieved significant progress in placing legal limits on abortion.
The annual number of abortions nationwide has dropped 34 percent—from a high of 1.6 million in 1990 to 1.06 million by 2011. Abortions in Minnesota peaked in 1980 at 19,028, but dropped to 10,701 by 2012, the lowest total since 1975. Abortions in our state have declined a remarkable 25 percent since 2002. But abortion remains the greatest injustice and leading cause of human death in Minnesota and nationwide.
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life was founded in 1968 by a group of citizens concerned about emerging threats to human life. We have been working to save lives ever since. The mission of MCCL is to secure protection for innocent human life from conception until natural death through effective education, legislation and political action.
Please join our efforts on behalf of the most vulnerable members of the human family:
Only with your ongoing support can we continue our important work. Thank you for all that you do!
