America Crosses the 53 Million Mark for Abortions

11.29.10 | Sarah Harnisch

In January 1973, 37 years ago, the Supreme Court handed down its controversial ruling in Roe Versus Wade that legalized abortion. The National Right to Life Committee is out with new numbers today showing since that ruling, 53 million babies have been aborted. 52 million died in traditional abortions and 1.2 million died using the dangerous abortion drug RU486. The United States passed the 53 million mark on November 1st.