BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota health officials say abortions fell last year to the lowest level since record-keeping began in 1981.
Health Department data showed 1,166 abortions, down a little less than 1 percent from 1,264 a year earlier.
The previous low was 1,182 in 2013.
Red River Women's Clinic director Tammi Kromenaker says the drop mirrors nationwide trends and is due to more effective birth-control options and increased insurance coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act. The Red River clinic in Fargo is the state's only abortion provider.
North Dakota women accounted for 822 of last year's total. Minnesota women had 280 abortions in North Dakota, followed by 55 from South Dakota and nine from other states.