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Why is the Rate of Unintended Pregnancies Increasing in the U.S.?
Why is the Rate of Unintended Pregnancies Increasing in the U.S.?
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Figeredo, Amanda
Foley, Lauren
Shimko, Jessica
Foley, Lauren
Shimko, Jessica
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The number of unintended
pregnancies in the U.S. has been rising since the legalization of abortion
and despite the higher availability of contraceptives. In order to address
these seemingly contradictory results, our paper analyzes the effects of
contraception use and amount spent on abortions on the rate of unintended
pregnancies in the year 2005-2006. Our hypothesis is that increased
availability and expenditure on abortion and contraception has caused the
upward trend in unplanned pregnancies.
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2013-05
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Undergraduate Research Paper