Each year on average, 2 percent of women of childbearing age have an abortion. The majority of abortions occur before 13 weeks gestation, and many states have attempted to ban abortion after the first trimester. There are many reasons why a woman...
The Feminist Women's Health Center reports that a sexually active teenager who does not use contraception has a 90 percent chance of becoming pregnant within one year. Teenagers also become pregnant when contraceptive methods, such as condoms or...
When an unexpected pregnancy arises, a teen is forced to make a complicated decision. Should she keep the baby, put the baby up for adoption or elect to have an abortion? The choice to have an abortion--not uncommon in the United States--saves a...
In 1973, the United States Supreme Court, in the case of Roe v. Wade, legalized abortion throughout the country. Since then many states have passed laws regulating abortion and women's access to the procedure. The Reproductive Health and Privacy...
Laws on family planning now exist in a number of countries worldwide. In the United States, federal family planning laws usually dictate how federal money should be spent in helping U.S. states and foreign countries handle family planning issues,...
