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Abortion or pill access is associated with lower birthrates among minors.

Publication: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Publication Date: 01-MAR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Abortion or pill access is associated with lower birthrates among minors.(Digests)

Article Excerpt
The existence of state-level restrictions on minors' legal ability to obtain abortions or oral contraceptives in the 1960s and 1970s appears to have influenced their fertility, according to a study of birthrates among 15-21-year-olds during this period. (1) Increased access to abortions was associated with declines in birthrates among both white and nonwhite young women; expanded access to the pill also was related to birthrate reductions among whites. The differences were accounted for mainly by changes in the rate of first births to unmarried women.

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