Birth control, abortion and unwanted pregnancies.

[Benton]

(08-15-2016, 06:58 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Soooooooooo, what conversation did you have with yourself after cherry picking that quote from an article that states:

"This study does not examine comparable women who happened to get LARCs through the program and those who didn’t"


And


"So sure, the low-income teen birth rate did decrease relative to previous years, but without a control group, it’s impossible to know what percent of that decrease the contraception program is responsible for."

And

"There is likely some combination of factors driving the low teen birth rate in Colorado."


And there's more, but at this point, one might as well read the WHOLE article for him-or herself.


To answer your question, though, if the evidence truly suggests that a program like this significantly lowers abortion, I would not be against it. However, it seems there is reason to doubt that this program, while "most likely" having SOME effect, is not solely responsible and, at the very least, should warrant further study before making it official policy.

To the bold, ok, lets take some square states (Colorado/NM or Wyoming/SD) and start doing some testing. If it looks like it might have helped in Colorado, then let's find out for sure.