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US abortions drop 5 percent during recession; more birth control, bad economy likely causes

Article by: MIKE STOBBE , Associated Press
Updated: November 21, 2012 - 12:01 PM

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boopserNov. 21, 1212:39 PM

If a new drug caused 12 deaths they would pull it off the shelf immediately. Not sure why this is any different. That is a scary statistic.

pitythefoolsNov. 22, 12 9:31 AM

Births are down by about the same percent. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that women are more cautious about getting pregnant during a recession.

A02MITNov. 22, 1210:42 AM

boopser - about 670 women die each year due to pregnancy. (reuters: 6793 deaths from 1998 to 2005). what should we do about that?

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