Abortion Rate Rises To 19.6 Per 1000 Women In The USA

In 1981 there were 29.3 abortions per 1000 women, compared to 19.4 in 2005 and 19.6 in 2008. The steady decline which lasted over two decades has stalled, and has started to rise slightly, according to a new report by the Guttmacher Institute. There were 1.21 million abortions in the United States in 2008…

Teen Pregnancy Rate Rose In 2006, Marking First Increase Since 1990, Study Finds

The pregnancy rate among U.S. teens ages 15 through 19 rose 3% from 2005 to 2006, marking the first increase since 1990, according to a new analysis by the Guttmacher Institute, the Washington Post reports (Stein, Washington Post, 1/26). The increase spanned racial demographics and coincided with an increase in teen birth rates and a 1% rise in abortion rates (Jayson, USA Today, 1/26)…

U.N., Guttmacher Report Says Doubled Funding For Family Planning, Pregnancy Care Could Drastically Cut Global Deaths

Doubling the amount of money that nations invest in family planning and pregnancy care initiatives in developing countries could reduce the rate of maternal deaths by as much as 70% and cut newborn deaths by nearly 50%, according to a report released by the United Nations Population Fund and the Guttmacher Institute, Reuters reports. The report said that doubling current spending to $24…

Doubling Of Global Investments In Family Planning, Birth Control Could Cut Maternal, Newborn Deaths, Report Says

By doubling investments in family planning and birth control, developing countries could nearly halve newborn deaths and reduce maternal deaths by 70 percent, a new report said Thursday, Reuters reports (Kelland, 12/3). The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Guttmacher Institute released the report, according to the U.N. News Centre (12/3)…

70,000 Women Die Annually From Unsafe Abortions, Guttmacher Study Finds

Increased contraception use has contributed to a decline in global abortion rates, but unsafe abortions continue to kill 70,000 women and girls annually, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, Reuters reports.

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