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Article: Abortion rates decline in late 1990s; Teens show biggest drop, but numbers rise for poor.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 9, 2002
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Byline: Cheryl Wetzstein, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The U.S. abortion rate fell steadily during the latter half of the 1990s, with the steepest decline occurring among high-school-age girls, says a report released yesterday by a leading research group on abortion statistics.
Declines in abortions were also seen among women with high incomes, women with college degrees and nonreligious women, said the study by Rachel K. Jones, Jacqueline E. Darroch and Stanley K. Henshaw of the Alan Guttmacher Institute, which based its report on data from 10,000 women who sought abortions.
However, poor women - especially those on Medicaid - saw abortion rates rise. ...