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Nebraska abortion rate down, I
but average age on upswing I
By Trevor McArthur
Staff Reporter
The number of abortions per
formed in Nebraska decreased 4.2
percent in 1986, according to a report
released by the Nebraska Department
of Health.
In 1986, 5,761 abortions were
performed, compared to 6,012 in
1985, according to the health depart
ment.
Women age 20 to 24 were the
largest group obtaining abortions in
1986 and 1985, the report said. From
1985 to 1986, however, the average
age increased one-tenth of a percent.
Also, as in 1985, the largest num
ber of out-of-state residents obtaining
abortions in Nebraska were from
Iowa, followed by South Dakota.
The majority of abortions, 5,528,
were performed by only four doctors,
according to the report.
To insure confidentiality, the
Nebraska Department of Health
would not release information on who
or where the doctors were, but indi
cated that of the total number of
abortions in Nebraska, 5,558 were
performed in Douglas County, 202 in
Lancaster County, and one in another
county which was not named.
The figures for Nebraska follow a
general national trend reported in an
abortion surveillance report issued
recently by the Centers for Disease
Control. Because of delays in the
collection of data, 1983 is the last year
for which a report is available.
Since 1980, growth in the abortion
rate in the United Slates has de
creased. In 1983 it dropped 2.7 per
cent, the first such decrease since the
CDC began to collect abortion statis
tics in 1969.
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The number of abortions per
formed in Nebraska began declining
in 1981 after a high of 6,060 in 1980,
but rose in 1984 and 1985 to 6,012.
In Lincoln, abortions arc per
formed at the Lincoln Clinic, P.C.,
3145 O St. In Omaha, two organiza
tions provide abortion services,
Women’s Services, P.C., 201 S. 46th
St., and Women’s Medical Center of
Nebraska, 4930 L St., Omaha. The
offices also provide other health serv
ices for women. There also arc doc
tors in Lincoln who will perform
abortions upon referral of Planned
Parenthood after counseling.
Tim Moran a Planned Parenthood
spokesman, said the counseling gives
no bias for or against abortion, but
includes all options and alternatives
available, including adoption. Coun
seling also is available at Women’s
Medical Center.
Facilities do not exist in Nebraska
for late-term abortions. The
Women’s Medical Center provides
abortion services between six and 12
weeks into the pregnancy, and
Women’s Serv ices performs the serv
ice up to 16 weeks. If a woman needed
an abortion for a late-term pregnancy,
she would be referred to centers in
Kansas City or Boulder, Colo.
Both Omaha organizations oper
ate privately by the fees they charge
for services. The Women’s Medical
Center charges $225 for abortions. At
Women’s Services, the cost ranges r
between $125 and $425, depending
on what procedures are used. Some
arrangements for changing the fee
may be made for low-income patients
on Medicaid or if their life is in
imminent danger by continuing the
pregnancy.
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computer, he said. If a bike owner
doesn’t know the serial or license
numbers, there’s no way to track
down the bike, Manning said.
To prevent thefts, cyclists
should lock their bikes with a reli
able combination lock, Manning
said. Chain and cable locks can be
cut off easily, he said.
“Some people will spend $400
to $MX) on a bike and put a $6 lock
on it,” Manning said.
A good metal lock costs $20 to
$40, he said.
“The only way I’ve seen these
locks taken off is with a culling
torch,” Manning said.
Cyclists should lock bikes to
something immobile or to a bike
rack. Manning said. The bike can
be lifted off signs or parking me
ters, he said.
Thieves don’t seem to prey on
any particular kind of bike, but
more common brands like
Schwinn and Varsity arc fre
quently stolen, Manning said.
Smith said some bikes are re
turned to owners. Manning said the
UNL police check with the state
crime computer and Lincoln police
when a bike is found to sec if it was
stolen. Manning said bikes arc
often recovered when the owner
reports seeing someone riding it on
campus.
Others, he said, find their own
bikes but don’t bother to tell police.
Sometimes the owner will forget
where he left the bike, report it
stolen, then find it later, but not tell
the police because he or she is
embarrassed, Manning said.
Pam Fittjjc, supervisor of the
property unit of LPD, said the
auctions are at Lincolnland low
ing, 410 W. P St. Unclaimed bikes
are also kept there, she said.
During the summer there is a
heavy accumulation of bikes, she
said, so there are auctions usually
every month. City ordinance dic
tates that LPD must keep bicycles
for 60 days before putting them up
for auction, she said.
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