LifeNews.com reports that Wisconsin and Minnesota abortion rates drop. Minnesota to lowest total since 1975 and Wisconsin sets record lowest since Roe v Wade in 1973.

"...a leading pro-life organization credits a program helping provide resources and support for pregnant women. The Minnesota health department reports 12,948 abortions in 2008, down 895 from the 2007 level."

Scott Fischbach, the director of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL), talked with LifeNews.com about the decline.

He said abortion numbers fell for the second straight year following the launch of the Positive Alternatives grant program and he credits the grant program for reducing abortions since its inception.

“This report demonstrates that Positive Alternative is working for women and their unborn babies,” he said."

"Wisconsin Right to Life director Barbara Lyons tells LifeNews.com that the efforts of pro-life groups and pregnancy centers are working.

Lyons says the abortion drop is partially because of a change in pro-life thinking in the next generation of young people.

“Fueling the decline are the young people known as the millenials (ages 17-29)," she explained. "Numerous studies by groups who favor and oppose abortion indicate that the millenials are far more pro-life than their predecessors in Generation X."

"Since the millenials are now of the age when most abortions are performed (ages 18-34) we can expect to see further abortion declines as the millenials assert their values to allow a child to reach his/her potential," Lyons continued.

Television commercials promoting the pro-life ethic and directing women to pregnancy centers also help.

"The Wisconsin Right to Life television campaign aired under the name of the Veritas Society has reached millions in their homes for the past 14 years and has contributed significantly to the Wisconsin abortion decline,” continued Lyons."