No Conspiracy Theories Needed: Higher Abortion Rates Among Women Of Color Reflect Higher Rates Of Unintended Pregnancy
August 13, 2008
August 13, 2008
NEW YORK, Aug. 13 -- The Guttmacher Institute has issued the following news release:
Abortion rates among racial and ethnic minorities, especially blacks and Hispanics, are higher than rates among white women and are directly related to their higher rates of unintended pregnancy, according to a new Guttmacher policy analysis.
The findings run counter to claims by antiabortion activists that high abortion rates among minorities are the result of supposed aggressive m . . .
Abortion rates among racial and ethnic minorities, especially blacks and Hispanics, are higher than rates among white women and are directly related to their higher rates of unintended pregnancy, according to a new Guttmacher policy analysis.
The findings run counter to claims by antiabortion activists that high abortion rates among minorities are the result of supposed aggressive m . . .