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According to new data, the number and rate of abortions have fallen to their lowest level in decades. The latest annual report was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It said the rate for 2013 was 12.5 abortions per one thousand women, ages 15 to 44.That is down five percent from 2012.
The last time the CDC recorded a lower abortion rate was in 1971, two years before the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision. That ruling established a nationwide right for women to have abortions.
The CDC report suggests several factors that are behind the abortion decline. They include a sharp drop in adolescent pregnancies, expanded coverage of contraception costs by health care plans, and more use of effective, long-lasting contraceptive methods.

【新闻精讲】
According to new data, the number and rate of abortions have fallen to their lowest level in decades. The latest annual report was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
根据新的数据，美国堕胎的数量和比例已经下降到几十年来的最低水平。最新的年度报告是由美国疾病控制和预防中心发布的。
abortion n.堕胎
- abort v.流产，终止
- They decide to abort the pregnancy/plan.
decade n.十年
annual adj.每年的
- annual party
release v.发布
prevention n.阻止预防

It said the rate for 2013 was 12.5 abortions per one thousand women, ages 15 to 44. That is down five percent from 2012.
报告指出，2013年的比率是每一千名15到44岁女性有12.5个堕胎，比2012年下降了百分之5。
per prep.每
- 3 days per week
- 200RMB per performance
age v.处于...岁

The last time the CDC recorded a lower abortion rate was in 1971, two years before the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision. That ruling established a nationwide right for women to have abortions.
上一次美国疾病控制和预防中心记录的较低堕胎率是在1971年，在美国最高法院罗伊诉韦德案的前两年。该裁决规定女性具有堕胎权。
Supreme Court 最高法院
- supreme adj.至高的
- supreme confidence
Roe v. Wade decision
ruling n.裁决

The CDC report suggests several factors that are behind the abortion decline.
美国疾病预防控制中心的报告显示，堕胎下降的背后有几个因素。
factor n.因素
- There are many factors contributing to the decline.

They include a sharp drop in adolescent pregnancies, expanded coverage of contraception costs by health care plans, and more use of effective, long-lasting contraceptive methods.
它们包括急剧下降的青少年怀孕，保健计划下避孕费用的覆盖，以及更多使用有效的、持久的避孕方法。
sharp drop 急剧下降
- sharp adj.猛烈的
- she took a sharp left turn
adolescent adj.青少年的
- adolescence n.青春期
expanded adj. 扩大的
contraception n.避孕
- contraceptive adj.避孕的