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The article is a bit partisan as to why the rates fell, but they have in fact fallen and that's good. I bolded what I felt to be an important point. Every time there is a debate on abortion, some says more women should take precautions not to get pregnant. And apparently more women are actually doing that.
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Abortions fell in all areas of the country, with 57 percent of the drop in the 18 states, plus the District of Columbia, that did not enact any abortion restrictions, the Guttmacher Institute found. The 400 state laws restriction abortion were not a big factor in the decline, but the drop in pregnancies appeared to be significant. The birth rate also declined during the period studied, and a likely factor in both drops, the report said, is the increased accessibility of contraception since the Affordable Care Act required most private health insurance plans to offer no-cost birth control in 2011.
Abortions have become harder and harder to get. Figures aren't able to reflect the number of drug induced self managed abortions that are bound to happen as a result.
The article is a bit partisan as to why the rates fell, but they have in fact fallen and that's good. I bolded what I felt to be an important point. Every time there is a debate on abortion, some says more women should take precautions not to get pregnant. And apparently more women are actually doing that.
what a relief. i'm glad to be known as someone who doesn't know things that have no basis in fact.
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Originally Posted by StillwaterTownie
Common sense says otherwise, but then I realize common sense isn't very common.
how does 'common sense' say otherwise?
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