Oct 062010
According to the November 2006 report by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, greater access to contraceptives does not decrease abortions.
- Swedish teen abortion rates rose from 1.7% to 2.25% between 1995 and 2001 despite easy access to contraceptives
- Studies also done in Scotland and the San Francisco Bay area showed that availability of emergency contraception did not reduce pregnancy rates
To read the entire fact sheet, click on Greater Access to Contraception Does Not Reduce Abortions.
A study in March of 1999 from International Family Planning Perspectives found that the availability of contraception reduces abortion.
Click on the chart below to see an enlarged, clearer chart.
To access the entire study, click on In three former Soviet States, rates of abortion are declining as contraceptive prevalence increases.
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