Economic Recession Prompting California Women To Seek Health Care In Clinics

The current economic recession has prompted more women in California to seek health care — including routine gynecological exams, contraceptives and abortions — at clinics and family planning agencies, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Drop In U.S. Births Began Before Recession, Census Data Show

Newly released Census Bureau data show that even before the current economic recession began in September 2008, population growth among children younger than age one began to decline, the AP/Kansas City Star reports. Between July 2007 and July 2008, the number of children younger than age one in the U.S. increased 0.9%, compared with a record 2.7% increase the previous year.

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