Utah's abortion rate hits historic low, state report finds

Salt Lake City • New state data show Utah’s abortion rate fell to a historic low in 2016, continuing a downward trend that comes amid a national decline.The new report from the Utah Department of Health shows there were 4.2 abortions performed for every 1,000 women ages 15 to 44. That’s the lowest figure since at least 1980, the oldest data included in the report.Utah’s abortion rate has been on the decline for several years. The new data reverse a small uptick from the ye