Asserts the sociology professor and moderate Democratic blogger: "An exciting study from Washington University School of Medicine provided
reliable birth control - intrauterine devices and hormone implants -
for free to 9000 women, aged 14 - 45 for three years. The researchers
tracked the effects on their abortion rate, and also on their teen
pregnancy rate. Nationally, women in this age range have about 19.6 abortions per 1000 - a huge number. The women in this study: 4.4 to 7.5 abortions per 1000. That is a huge improvement. Moreover, teen girls (15 - 19) have a staggering 34.4 births per 1000 every year. The girls in this study: 6.3 per 1000 annually."
He adds: "Moreover,
IUDs and hormone implants such as Norplant are cheaper than birth
control pills. They are also more reliable, since many women,
especially the poorer and younger ones, don't usually take the pill
every day - a problem that is solved by implanted methods. The
implants, though, have a higher up-front cost, which tends to put off
those same younger and poorer women from using them. This is why
providing them free was a crucial element of this study."
Booker Rising response: As long as private money is used to provide this "free" birth control, then I have no problem. Hormone implants should especially be encouraged. Poor women and high-risk teen females likely have low IQs, which makes them more than three times as likely to improperly use traditional birth control methods. Implants eliminates the thinking factor for these groups. However, people's hard-earned money shouldn't be confiscated to fund other people's sexual activities. If you want to have sex, then you and your partner should pay for birth control. I'm sure that plenty of people would also donate money to this cause.
William Weston: "If We Really Want To Reduce The Abortion Rate, We Should Provide Reliable Contraception For Free"
