{"id":28394,"date":"2012-06-21T09:16:48","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T15:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/21\/more-birth-control-means-fewer-abortions-duh.html"},"modified":"2012-06-21T09:16:48","modified_gmt":"2012-06-21T15:16:48","slug":"more-birth-control-means-fewer-abortions-duh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/06\/21\/more-birth-control-means-fewer-abortions-duh.html","title":{"rendered":"More birth control means fewer abortions. Duh"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems like it should go without saying, but apparently not. \u00a0The best way to reduce abortions is to educate people about using birth control methods and making sure those methods are available. \u00a0That's far more effective than, say, claiming that birth control doesn't work, making it more difficult to access, or trying to outlaw abortion.<\/p>\n

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Positive side effect of the growing accessibility, use, and options for birth control<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver Two Decades, Abortion Rate Dropped For Women In Their 20s Because Of Contraception Access<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBetween 1990 and 2008, pregnancy and abortion rates for women in their twenties dropped dramatically, a new study revealed today. Pregnancy rates fell by 18 percent, while abortion rates dropped by a …\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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It seems like it should go without saying, but apparently not. \u00a0The best way to reduce abortions is to educate people about using birth control methods and making sure those methods are available. \u00a0That's far more effective than, say, claiming that birth control doesn't work, making it more difficult to access, or trying to outlaw … Continue reading “More birth control means fewer abortions. 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