A Cross-Cohort Examination of Nonmarital Teenage Childbearing
This paper examines the factors that contribute to the differences in teenage sexual activity and childbearing.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • October 2002

Analyzing the Effect of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion Among Minors
This study quantifies to what degree pro-life legislation in the United States has contributed to a reduction in abortion rates among minors.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Heritage Foundation • February 5, 2007

Pregnancy Outcomes 2005
This paper provides data on pregnancy, abortion and fetal loss for Canadian women in 2005, and examines trends for the previous ten years.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Statistics Canada • October 2008

Teens Births: Examining the Recent Increase
This brief examines the recent increase in teen pregnancy in the United States and examines various explanations that may account for this increase.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, Child Trends • October 2008

Emergency Contraception: Women's Health Policy Facts
This fact sheet provides information on how emergency contraceptives work, what women know about them, how accessible they are to women and how health care providers deliver them.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Kaiser Family Foundation • November 2005

Science Says: Effective and Promising Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs for Latino Youth
This paper provides a statistical overview of Latino Teen pregnancy in the United States as well as a list of effective teen pregnancy prevention programs.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy • July 2007

The Sexual Activity and Birth Control Use of American Teenagers
This paper examines trends in the sexual activity, contraceptive use, and rates of pregnancy, births and abortions of teenage girls.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Joint Center for Poverty Research • February 25, 2000

Latino Adults and Teens Speak Up About Teen Pregnancy: A National Survey of Latinos
This survey provides an overview of Latino adolescents' attitudes towards sex compared to their parents.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy • March 2007

Discussions about Contraception or STDs Prior to Sex
This study reveals that only half of sexually active teens discuss contraception and STDs with their partner prior to having sexual intercourse for the first time.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Child Trends • April 2008

Induced Abortion Statistics 2005
This brief reports on the number of induced abortions in Canada in 2005.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Statistics Canada • May 2008

With One Voice 2007: America's Adults and Teens Sound Off About Teen Pregnancy: A Periodic National Survey
This survey tries to capture what American teenagers and their parents think about teenage sex.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy • February 2007

When Teen Have Sex: Issues and Trends
This report provides statistical information pertaining to teenage pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates in the United States from 1991 to 1996.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation • January 01, 1999

Teen pregnancy, by outcome of pregnancy and age group, count and rate per 1,000 women, Canada, provinces and territories, 2003 to 2004
These pages provide statistics on the total number of teen pregnancies, abortions, live births and fetal losses in Canada in 2003-2004.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Statistics Canada • December 2007

One in Three: The Case for Wanted and Welcomed Pregnancy
This paper provides a an statistical overview of unwanted pregnancies in the United States.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy • May 2007

Previous abortions and the risk of low birth weight and preterm births
This study uses data from the United States Collaborative Perinatal Project to determine that previous abortion is a significant risk factor for low birth weight and preterm birth.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health • 2008

Pregnancy Outcomes 2004
This report provides statistical data regarding pregnancy outcomes by age and place of residence.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Statistics Canada • October 2007

Induced Abortion Statistics 2004
This report reveals that the rate of induced abortions declined in 2004 from the previous year among all age groups except among women aged forty and over.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Statistics Canada • July 2007

Adolescent pregnancy
This article aims to address the different options available for teens before and after an unplanned pregnancy, and discusses the significant physical and psychosocial risks that adolescent pregnancy carries for youth.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Canadian Paediatric Society • April 2006

Teenage Pregnancy: Trends, Contributing Factors and the Physician's Role
This article explores Canadian teen pregnancy rates compared to other countries and suggests ways physicians can engage with teens about sexual activity, contraceptives and teen pregnancy.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Canadian Medical Association • May 22, 2007

Sterilisation and Other Medical Procedures on Children A report to the Attorney-General
This paper make recommendations intended to prevent eugenic sterilization of minors, particularly disabled minors.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Attorney General of Australia • November 01, 1994

Do Teens Make Rational Choices? The Case of Nonmarital Childbearing
This paper examines factors, particularly economic ones, that influence pregnant teenagers' decisions to give birth while unmarried.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Institute for Research on Poverty • July 01, 1997

U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics: Overall Trends, Trends by Race and Ethnicity And State-by-State Information
This paper charts trends in teenage pregnancy, birth, and abortion in the US according to state and race demographics.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • February 19, 2004

Crisis Pregnancy and Pregnancy Decision Making: An Outline of Influencing Factors
This report examines psychological, relationship, situational, and contextual factors that place women at risk of experiencing an unwanted pregnancy.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Crisis Pregnancy Agency • July 2004

Parental Consent for Abortion: How Common Sense Measures Assure Safety for Minors
In this paper the authors defend laws in the United States that require parental consent before a minor may have an abortion.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• North Carolina Family Policy Council • August 2002

A Matter of Choice? Explaining National Variation in Teenage Abortion and Motherhood
This report explores regional variations in abortion proportions among adolescents in the United Kingdom, and investigates the effect of demographic and socioeconomic factors, service provision, and perceived and actual barriers on teenagers' decisions concerning motherhood and abortion.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Joseph Rowntree Foundation • 2004

Abortion Decisions in the US
This paper discusses the prevalence of abortion in the United States since its legalization, the characteristics of those who choose or choose not to have an abortion, and the likelihood of subsequent childbearing among women who have had an abortion.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Population Research Center • October 1997

Consistency of Self-Reports of Sexual Activity Among Young Adolescents in Jamaica
This article examines self-report data in regard to adolescent sexual activity in Jamaica, and finds that this method of data collection results in inconsistent reporting, especially among boys.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • March 2000

Sexual Health and Canadian Youth: How Do We Measure Up?
This article looks at Canadian youth rates of STD infection, pregnancy, abortion, prevalence of sexual activity, and age at first intercourse.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality • Spring/Summer 2001

Crisis Pregnancy Agency Statistical Report 2005: Fertility and Crisis Pregnancy Indices
This report provides statistical information pertaining to fertility in Ireland, with particular attention paid to teenage pregnancy and childbearing.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Crisis Pregnancy Agency • April 2005

A League Report on Teenage Births in Rich Nations
This report provides extensive statistical information concerning teenage birth rates in the industrialized world and attempts to understand why some developed countries, such as the United States, have teenage birth rates that are dramatically higher than others.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre • July 01, 2001

Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance - United States, 2003
This article examines health-risk behaviours among youth, such as: violence, substance abuse, sexual activity, diet, and physical inactivity.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Epidemiology Program Office, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • May 21, 2004

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• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
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Recent Trends in Abortion Rates Worldwide
This article discusses how contraceptive methods, if used properly, can decrease the use of abortion.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • March 01, 1999

Abortion Statistics: Legal Abortions Carried Out Under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1997
This report presents statistical information relating to legal abortions in the United Kingdom for 1997.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Office for National Statistics • 1998

US Teenage Pregnancy Statistics With Comparative Statistics for Women Aged 20-24
This paper examines the pregnancy, birth, and abortion rates and statistics of teenage girls, and compares these number to the rates for women aged 20-24.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • February 19, 2004

Trends in Abortion in Texas, Trends in Abortion in Texas, 1973-2000
This document provides charts on the total number of abortions, the rates of abortion per 1000 women, and the number of abortion providers in Texas between 1973 and 2000
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • January 01, 2003

Teenage Abortion and Pregnancy Statistics by State, 1992
This paper explores trends in teenage pregnancy and birth statistics in the US, focusing on those for 1992.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • June 01, 1997

Abortion Incidence and Services in the United States in 2000
This article presents evidence that both abortion rates and the availability of services experienced a decline in the period from 1996 to 2000, although this decline was less substantial than in the first half of the 1990s.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • February 01, 2003

Abortion Statistics: Legal Abortions Carried Out Under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2001
This report presents statistical information regarding legal abortions in the United Kingdom for the year 2001.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Office for National Statistics • 2002

Incidence of Induced Abortion in Southern Ghana
This study examined abortion rates in southern Ghana, a country where abortion is against the law.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • June 01, 2001

Fact Sheet: Teen Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion
This document provides statistics on the rates of pregnancy, child birth, and abortion among American teenagers, with results categorized according to age and race/ethnicity.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States • March 01, 2002

Abortion Statistics: Legal Abortions Carried Out Under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2000
This report presents statistical information relating to legal abortions in the United Kingdom in the year 2000.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Office for National Statistics • 2001

The Accessibility of Abortion Services in the United States, 2001
This article demonstrates that abortion services are becoming more available in the United States, particularly at very early and late stages of pregnancy.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • February 01, 2003

Induced Abortion in the Developing World: Indirect Estimates
This article discusses the statistics on abortion in 21 developing countries, and aims to find the correlation between abortion and the detriments of fertility.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • September 01, 1996

Adolescent Fertility and the Educational Attainment of Young Women
This paper examines the corelation between early childbearing and educational attainment.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • February 01, 1995

Trends in Abortion in Oklahoma, 1973-2000
This document provides charts on the total number of abortions, the rates of abortion per 1000 women, and the number of abortion providers in Oklahoma between 1973 and 2000.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • January 01, 2003

Abortion Statistics: Legal Abortions Carried Out Under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1998
This report presents statistical information relating to legal abortions in the United Kingdom for 1998.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Office for National Statistics • 1999

Clandestine Abortion in Latin America: A Clinic Profile
This article examines the characteristics of women either having complications with their abortions or women seeking abortion.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • March 01, 2001

Adolescent Health: State of the Nation - Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Related Risk Behaviors Among U.S. Adolescents, 1994
This paper discusses trends in adolescent pregnancy, birth, abortion, and STD infection and transmission in the US.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Center for Disease Control • 1994

Teenage Pregnancies, 1974 to 1994
Building on research from past studies, this article discusses the fluctuation in the pregnancy and abortion rates of teenagers in Canada since 1974.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Statistics Canada • March 01, 1997

Abortion Statistics: Legal Abortions Carried Out Under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1992
This report presents statistical information relating to legal abortions in the United Kingdom in 1992.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Office for National Statistics • 1993

Analyzing the Effects of State Legislation on the Incidence of Abortion During the 1990's
This paper discusses the decline in abortion rates during the 90's due to the enactment of pro-life and medicaid funding legislation.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Heritage Foundation • January 21, 2004

Factors Hindering Access to Abortion Services
This paper discusses specific obstacles facing women who are seeking abortions.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Alan Guttmacher Institute • April 01, 1995

Abortion Statistics: Legal Abortions Carried Out Under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1991
This report presents statistical information relating to legal abortions in the United Kingdom for 1991.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Office for National Statistics • 1993

Characteristics of Women Who Obtain Induced Abortion: A Worldwide Review
In an effort to understand the reasons leading to abortion, this article analyzes data from various nations on the demographic and socioeconomic status of women who have had abortions or who are considering having one.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • June 01, 1999

Abortion Statistics: Legal Abortions Carried Out Under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1995
This report presents statistical information relating to legal abortions in the United Kingdom for 1995.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Office for National Statistics • 1996

Abortion Statistics: Legal Abortions Carried Out Under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1994
This report presents statistical information relating to legal abortions in the United Kingdom for 1994.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Office for National Statistics • 1995

Trends in Abortion in New York, 1973-2000
This document provides charts on the total number of abortions, the rates of abortion per 1000 women, and the number of abortion providers in New york between 1973 and 2000.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • January 01, 2003

Why Nigerian Adolescents Seek Abortion Rather than Contraception: Evidence from Focus-Group Discussions
This paper discusses the common misunderstandings among Nigerian adolescents regarding contraceptive methods and abortion.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • June 01, 2001

A Global Review of Laws on Induced Abortion, 1985-1997
This article uses abortion statistics and country laws to determine the availability of safe and affordable abortion services in 152 nations.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • June 01, 1998

Teenage Pregnancy
This article looks at the prevalence of teenage pregnancy and abortion in Canada and finds that, while adolescent pregnancy rates have decreased, abortions have proportionately increased to over fifty percent.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Statistics Canada • October 01, 2000

Induced Abortion in Urban Nepal
This article examines the use of abortions as a method to control family size among Urban Nepal villages.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • September 01, 2001

Knowledge and Perceptions of Medical Abortion Among Potential Users
This article discusses medical abortions and addresses the misconceptions about the simplicity of the process.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • October 01, 1995

Trends in Abortion in Colorado, 1973-2000
This document provides charts on the total number of abortions, the rates of abortion per 1000 women, and the number of abortion providers in Colorado between 1973 and 2000.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • January 01, 2003

The Psychosocial Context of Young Adult Sexual Behavior in Nicaragua: Looking Through the Gender Lens
This article examines health programs that focus on abortion and birth control methods in Nicaragua.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • December 01, 2003

Abortion Statistics: Legal Abortions Carried Out Under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1996
This report presents statistical information relating to legal abortions in the United Kingdom for 1996.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Office for National Statistics • 1997

Abortion Statistics: Legal Abortions Carried Out Under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1999
This report presents statistical information relating to legal abortions in the United Kingdom for 1999.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Office for National Statistics • 2000

Investing in Adolescent Health: A Social Imperative for California's Future
This paper discusses the importance of ensuring good adolescent health, makes recommendations for providing health services to teens, and suggests specific strategies to address seven different areas of adolescent health.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• National Adolescent Health Information Center • 2000

Reasons Why Women Have Induced Abortions: Evidence from 27 Countries
This article examines some of the reasons women explain and justify having an abortion.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • August 01, 1998

Early Predictors of Nonmarital First Pregnancy and Abortion
In an attempt to discover what factors predict nonmarital first pregnancies and abortions, this paper studies the psychosocial characteristics and family structures of young women.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • June 01, 1996

Trends in Teen Sexual Behaviour
This paper gives an overview of trends in teenage sexual activites, including contraceptive use, frequency of sexual activity, pregnacies, and abortions.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Welfare Reform Academy • May 01, 1998

Abortion Statistics: Legal Abortions Carried Out Under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1993
This report presents statistical information relating to legal abortions in the United Kingdom for 1993.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Office for National Statistics • 1994

Knowledge and Opinions About Abortion Law Among Mexican Youth
This study investigated Mexican young people's understanding of the legal status of abortion in their region, and collected information about their attitudes towards abortion.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • June 01, 2002

Family Portrait (2003 Version)
This book contains a compilation of information on various family-related issues such as marriage, adoption, cohabitation, divorce, unmarried childbearing, childcare, stepfamilies, and teen issues.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Family Research Council • August 01, 2002

The World's Youth 2000
This report provides a profile of young people around the world, covering topics such as education, marriage, sexual activity, childbearing, sexually transmitted disease, sexual violence against women, and contraception.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• Population Reference Bureau • April 01, 2003

Understanding the Impact of Effective Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programs
This article reviews the efforts and effectiveness of five pregnancy prevention programs.
• Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion
• The Alan Guttmacher Institute • October 01, 1995