Liberalized abortion and birth rates changes in Baltimore.

Are Abnormal Yolk Sac Characteristics Important Factors in Abortion Rates?

Two years experience in New York City with the liberalized abortion law--progress and problems.

Abortion Facility Closings and Abortion Rates in Texas

From 2004 to 2014, the overall abortion rate in Texas fell by almost a third from 10.7 to 7.2 abortions per 1000 women aged 10 to 49 years. During this same period, the number of abortion clinics operating at least 6 months in the year fell from 40 to 27. We examined the relationship between the abortion rate and the proximity of abortion facilities. We matched annual, county-level data on abor...

Adolescent pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates across countries: levels and recent trends.

PURPOSE To examine pregnancy rates and outcomes (births and abortions) among 15- to 19-year olds and 10- to 14-year olds in all countries for which recent information could be obtained and to examine trends since the mid-1990s. METHODS Information was obtained from countries' vital statistics reports and the United Nations Statistics Division for most countries in this study. Alternate source...

Partial-birth abortion on trial.

In the spring of 2004, tens of thousands of people came to Washington, D.C., for a so-called “March for Women’s Lives.” Organizers explained that their purpose was to protest the new threats to “choice,” chief among them, the ban on partial-birth abortion. Hollywood celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg were on the roster, as were a long list of “Honorary Congressional Co-Sponsors” such as Barney Fr...