| Nonmarital births and state abortion policies. | |
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PMID: 20818592 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study examines the impact of various restrictive abortion laws on nonmarital childbearing since the passage of the 1996 welfare reform bill. The empirical results find that the price of an abortion, a Medicaid funding restriction, and a waiting period law are associated with a decrease in a state's nonmarital birthrate. The negative effects of restrictive abortion laws on a state's nonmarital birthrate are found to occur in various age groups. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that restrictive abortion laws induce unmarried women to change their level of unprotected sexual activity or contraceptive behavior, thereby reducing the likelihood of an unwanted nonmarital pregnancy. |
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Authors:
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Marshall H Medoff |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Social work in public health Volume: 25 ISSN: 1937-190X ISO Abbreviation: Soc Work Public Health Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-06 Completed Date: 2011-01-06 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101308228 Medline TA: Soc Work Public Health Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 454-69 Citation Subset: H |
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Department of Economics, California State University, Long Beach, CA, USA. mmedoff@csulb.edu |
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Abortion, Legal
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legislation & jurisprudence*,
statistics & numerical data Adolescent Adult California Family Planning Services Female Government Programs / statistics & numerical data Health Policy / legislation & jurisprudence* Humans Medicare / legislation & jurisprudence, statistics & numerical data Models, Economic Multivariate Analysis Physicians, Family Pregnancy Regression Analysis Risk-Taking Sexual Behavior Single Parent / legislation & jurisprudence*, statistics & numerical data State Government United States Young Adult |
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