MEDIA MISLEAD ON GUTTMACHER REPORT: LITTLE EVIDENCE CONTRACEPTION USE RESPONSIBLE FOR ABORTION DECLINE

Commentary by Michael New

Last month two researchers affiliated with the Guttmacher Institute published a report in the American Journal of Public Health. The study analyzes abortion trends between 2008 and 2014. It finds that the U.S. abortion rate declined by 25 percent during that 6-year timespan. There were declines in the incidence of abortion among a wide range of demographic groups. However, the largest percentage declines took place among adolescents and non-white women.

(Posted Thursday, November 16, 2017 )   <Read it>

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