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The very real cost of unintended pregnancies.

By Samhita | Published: May 24, 2011

TweetA series of studies released by the imitable Guttmacher Institute, looking at everything from rates of unintended pregnancy to who gets abortions, shows us that abortion rates for women overall have gone down 8 percent from 2000-2008. Yay, except there has been an 18 percent increase among poor women in that same time. This suggests [...]

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Note to Bristol Palin: Unintended pregnancy issues involve more than prevention

By Rose | Published: September 2, 2010

TweetIn Bristol Palin’s decision to speak at a Kentucky-based maternity home for single moms next week, she appears to be switching things up. While she’s more known for stumping for the abstinence cause in PSAs, this time the subject is teens, such as herself, who have carried their pregnancies to term. Sexual health advocates have [...]