By repealing Obamacare, a new
study suggests Romney would significantly increase abortion rates.
As reported in a Salon.com
article, the
study,
by the Contraceptive CHOICE Project in Obstetrics & Gynecology, found that providing women with no-cost birth control, as does Obama’s Affordable Care Act, and educating them on effective protective measures dramatically reduced unwanted pregnancies.
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Abortion rates among these women were less than half the regional and national rates, with 4.4 to 7.5 abortions per 1,000 women compared to 19.6 per 1,000 women. The birth rate among teen girls ages 15-19 was 6.3 per 1,000 — less than a fifth of the national rate, which is 34.3 per 1,000.
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