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Are abortion rates dropping?

What causes a decrease in abortion?

Does contraception actually impact abortion rates?

Dr. Michael New joins the show to share the research showing what does and doesn't decrease abortion.

Resources from this episode:

Abortion rate drops to lowest rate since Roe v. Wade (CBS) - link

U.S. Abortion Rate Continues to Decline, Hits Historic Low (Guttmacher Institute) - link

Unintended Pregnancy in the United States (Guttmacher Institute) - link

State Funding of Abortion Under Medicaid (Guttmacher Institute) - link

Restrictions on Medicaid Funding for Abortions: A Literature Review (Guttmacher Institute) - link

Whose Choice? (Center for Reproductive Rights) - link (the report which claims that more than one million abortions have been prevented due to the Hyde Amendment)

Hyde @ 40: Analyzing the Impact of the Hyde Amendment by Dr. Michael New - link

Guttmacher Report Shows Pro-Life Progress Continues as U.S. Abortion Rates Decline by Dr. Michael New - link

How the Legal Status of Abortion Impacts Abortion Rates by Dr. Michael New - link

Abortion Gallup Poll - link

Trends in Attitudes About Abortion (General Social Survey) - link

What's Really Causing the Abortion Rate to Decline? by Dr. Michael New - link

On Top of Everything Else, Contraception Mandates Don't Work by Dr. Michael New - link

Medicaid Expansion's Dramatic Effect on Tax-Funded Abortions in Key States by Dr. Michael New - link

Dr. New's research from the Charlotte Lozier Institute - link