Abortion

According to the US Catholic article, abortion rates have increased exponentially in the developing world, where abortions are either illegal, unsafe, or both. However, according to a different article, abortion rates in the United States are at the lowest level since 1973. Bryan Cone's article attests that a large part of the differing rates of abortion in the developing world versus the developed world relates to contraception and its availability in different countries.

In countries where contraception is readily available, there is a notably lower rate of abortions, as women are able to prevent unwanted pregnancies and do not have to turn to abortion. If the Church is unwilling to change its views on contraception, the best way to prevent abortions would probably be education. Informing people in the developing world about natural family planning has potential.

However, as the article suggests that while abortion and contraceptives are both against the views of the Church, choosing contraception as "the lesser of two evils" may resolve rising abortion rates while still maintaining a respect for the dignity of human life.