Topic: Guttmacher Institute

States Tighten Abortion Laws

Insurance companies already are backing off individual coverage for abortions in light of government-run exchanges being set up as part of...

Insurers May Drop Some Abortion Coverage

Abortion rights activists fear language in the recently passed health reform bill may persuade insurance companies to drop coverage for the...
The US teen pregnancy rate rose in 2006 for the first time in 16 years, an report showed Tuesday, as experts speculated that the increase was due to abstinence-only sex education in schools.Three percent more girls between the ages of 15 ...

Senators Reject Abortion Measure

Senator Ben Nelson's attempt to restrict abortions among women receiving any form of health care aid from the government was defeated by a vote of...
Millions of American women will face tough choices about abortion coverage if restrictions in the House health care bill become law, both sides in the abortion debate agree.Divisions over abortion are a major obstacle in President Barack Obama's push for

Abortion Clouds Reform Debate

Health reform is running into an old foe: abortion.. . Democrats' attempts to make health reform "abortion neutral" are distasteful to both sides...
Global report: Abortions decline but unsafe procedures kill many women in developing worldIncreased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research in

Worldwide abortion rates falling: study

The global rate of abortions and unwanted pregnancies has fallen, a study said Tuesday but warned that unsafe terminations, specially in developing nations, was killing 70,000 women a year.Abortions decreased from an estimated 45.5 million in 1995 to 41 ...

Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 a year, harm millions

LONDON (Reuters) - Increased use of contraceptives has pushed global abortion rates down, but unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women each year and seriously harm or maim millions more, a global report said on Tuesday.Despite easier access to abortion with res

Recession giving U.S. women pause about motherhood

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Worries about the economy have led many American women to think twice about having a baby, a survey released on Wednesday found, with nearly half of those surveyed saying they want to delay pregnancy or limit the number of children ...