US teen pregnancy rate up for first time since 1990: study

2010-02-22T14:39:56Z

<div><p>The US teen pregnancy rate rose in 2006 for the first time in 16 years, an report showed Tuesday, as experts speculated that the increase was due to abstinence-only sex education in schools.</p><p>Three percent more girls between the ages of 15 and 19 became pregnant in 2006 than in 2005, four percent more gave birth, and one percent more had abortions, the report by the

Women face tough choices on abortion coverage

2010-02-24T04:47:01Z

<div><p>Millions of American women will face tough choices about abortion coverage if restrictions in the House health care bill become law, both sides in the abortion debate agree.</p><p>Divisions over abortion are a major obstacle in President Barack Obama's push for health care overhaul, with both sides arguing over how to apply current law that bars taxpayer dollars for abortions i...

Worldwide abortion rates falling: study

2010-02-24T19:19:34Z

<div><p>The global rate of abortions and unwanted pregnancies has fallen, a study said Tuesday but warned that unsafe terminations, specially in developing nations, was killing 70,000 women a year.</p><p>Abortions decreased from an estimated 45.5 million in 1995 to 41.6 million in 2003, said the US-based Guttmacher I...

Report: Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 annually

2010-02-24T19:22:21Z

<div><p>Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research institute reported Tuesday in a major global survey.</p><p>More than half the deaths, about 38,000, are in sub-Saharan Africa, which was singled out as the region with by far the lowest rates of contracept...

Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 a year, harm millions

2010-02-24T19:28:15Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Increased use of contraceptives has pushed global abortion rates down, but unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women each year and seriously harm or maim millions more, a global report said on Tuesday.</p><p>Despite easier access to abortion with restrictions being relaxed in many countries, the number of abortions fell from an estimated 45.5 million in 19...

Recession giving U.S. women pause about motherhood

2010-02-25T03:34:42Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Worries about the economy have led many American women to think twice about having a baby, a survey released on Wednesday found, with nearly half of those surveyed saying they want to delay pregnancy or limit the number of children they have.</p><p>At the same time, many women said they were skimping on...

Okla. abortion ultrasound requirement challenged

2010-02-28T03:51:36Z

<div><p>An advocacy group is suing over an Oklahoma law that prohibits a woman from getting an abortion unless she first has an ultrasound and the doctor describes to her what the fetus looks like.</p><p>In the lawsuit filed Thursday in Oklahoma County District Court, the