For the first time ever, Erie County New York’s abortion numbers fell below 2,000 per year in 2023, according to the NYS Vital Statistics Report.
This is a massive answer to prayer and what the Church, through CompassCare, has been working toward since three pregnancy centers merged to provide pro-life medical care in 2019. This really is a testimony to the effectiveness and unity of the Church working together.
Six years ago, CompassCare launched the “50% in 5 Years” campaign, with the goal of reducing Buffalo abortions by 50%. The approach: Build the pro-life medical service and education infrastructure, helping more women considering abortion have their babies. So far, abortion is down in Buffalo by 44%! New York State Vital Statistics tell the story:
Erie County Abortions
2019: 3,268 abortions
2020: 3,072 abortions
2021: 3,042 abortions
2022: 2,918 abortions
2023: 1,839 abortions
As a result, Buffalo is no longer one of the “Top 5” New York metro areas that perform abortions. Because of the work of the people of God, serving, sacrificing, and educating, Buffalo has become a much more pro-life city in just five years.
It’s been a difficult road. The building was firebombed in 2022. We’ve also faced extreme marketing censorship, with search engines literally wiping us off the map. But the Church has prevailed. Pastors have rallied. It’s been very encouraging. Despite this reassuring report, there is still much work to do. Abortion numbers are dramatically up throughout the rest of New York State, the abortion capital of America, especially in other regions where CompassCare has new medical offices, including the Bronx, Staten Island, and Brooklyn, America’s abortion headquarters.
In Christ,
Michael Bonning
Vice President of Operations
It’s not too late to serve women and save babies through the Walk for Life!