{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-statement-historic-low-abortion-rate", "Congressman Biggs' Statement on Historic Low Abortion Rate", "2017-11-28", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Last week, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released a new report, showing that nationwide abortion rates have fallen to their lowest level since before Roe v. Wade. Abortion rates in Arizona dropped half of a percent during that timeframe. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:\n\u201cThe latest abortion statistics are extremely encouraging. These numbers are a testament to the diligence of pro-life advocates across the country. They\u00a0have poured their hearts into raising awareness of the devastation of abortion\u00a0on families. I am pleased that Arizona is one of the most pro-life states in the nation, and our policies help decrease the abortion rate.\n\u201cThe tide is turning. A new pro-life generation is committed to protecting our innocent, unborn children. We have an administration and U.S. Congress\u00a0committed to a pro-life agenda. Our federal government is laying the foundation for Roe v Wade to be overturned by confirming Neil\u00a0Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court and\u00a0remaking the federal judiciary with jurists who rely on the U.S. Constitution in making decisions. Congress must also assure that no taxes are given to Planned Parenthood.\u00a0We have serious momentum, and I am pleased to stand with life in the 115th Congress.\u201d\n###\nCongressman Andy Biggs is a first-term Representative from Arizona\u2019s Fifth Congressional District, representing parts of Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa,\u00a0and Queen Creek. Congressman Biggs is a member of the House Judiciary and Science, Space, and Technology committees, and is the chairman of the Environment Subcommittee. He lives with his wife, Cindy, in Gilbert.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-statement-historic-low-abortion-rate"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7358139846473932, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}