President Jimmy Carter speaks onstage at Emory University November 10, 2008 in Atlanta, Ga.

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President Jimmy Carter speaks onstage at Emory University November 10, 2008 in Atlanta, Ga.

The pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute has estimated that the policy has resulted in fewer abortions each year, with a cumulative total of more than 2.4 million lives saved since it was enacted in 1976.