Use our new account feature to register for a free CLI account. Your new account will allow you to bookmark and organize articles and research for easy reference later - making it simple to keep track of the research that's important to you!
Register / Sign in
close-panel

Charlotte Lozier Institute

Phone: 202-223-8073
Fax: 571-312-0544

2776 S. Arlington Mill Dr.
#803
Arlington, VA 22206

Get Notifications

Sign up to receive email updates from Charlotte Lozier Institute.

Become A Defender of Life

Your donation helps us continue to provide world-class research in defense of life.

DONATE

Charlotte Lozier Institute

Phone: 202-223-8073
Fax: 571-312-0544

2776 S. Arlington Mill Dr.
#803
Arlington, VA 22206

Peer ReviewedAbortion Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Estimating the Period Prevalence of Publicly Funded Abortion to Space Live Births, 1999 to 2014

Additional Author: Christopher Craver

Abstract

Introduction/Objectives:

Although a majority of women who have an abortion report having 1 or more children, there is no published research on the number of abortions which occur between live births, after a first child but before the last. The objectives of this research, therefore, were to estimate the period prevalence of an induced abortion separating live births in a population of Medicaid eligible enrollees and to identify the characteristics of enrollees significantly associated with the use of abortion to enable child spacing.

Methods:

A retrospective, cross-sectional, longitudinal analysis of the pregnancy outcome sequences of eligible enrollees over age 13 from the 17 states where Medicaid included coverage of all abortions, with at least one identifiable pregnancy outcome between 1999 and 2014. Eligible with a defined sequence of birth-abortion-birth within up to 5 consecutive pregnancies were identified to estimate the number of eligible who could have practiced birth spacing by abortion. Logistic regression was applied to identify the significant predictor variables of the birth-abortion-birth sequence.

Results:

There were 50 012 (1.02%) of 4 875 511 Medicaid eligible enrollees exhibited a birth-abortion-birth sequence. Eligible with the birth-abortion-birth sequence are more likely to be Black than White (OR 2.641, CL 2.581-2.702), less likely to be Hispanic than White (OR 0.667, CL 0.648-0.687), and more likely to have received contraceptive counseling (OR 1.14, CL 1.118-1.163). Increases in months of Medicaid eligibility (OR 1.004, CL 1.003-1.004) and months from first pregnancy to second live birth (OR 1.015, CL 1.015-1.016) are associated with the likelihood of undergoing live births separated by one or more induced abortions. Increases in the age at first pregnancy are associated with a decreased likelihood of the birth-abortion-birth sequence (OR 0.962, CL 0.959-0.964).

Conclusion:

Birth spacing via abortion is uncommon among a low-income population for whom the financial barriers to abortion are somewhat alleviated.

Read Complete Article

Latest Posts

June 2, 2023 Abortion Reporting: New York City (2020) June 2, 2023 Abortion Reporting: Iowa (2021) May 31, 2023 Expanding State and Federal Support for Decisions for Life

You Might Also Be Interested In

The Effects of Abortion Decision Rightness and Decision Type on Women’s Satisfaction and Mental Health

The Effects of Abortion Decision Rightness and Decision Type on Women’s Satisfaction and Mental Health

May 15, 2023

Effects of Pressure to Abort on Women’s Emotional Responses and Mental Health

February 2, 2023
The Enduring Association of a First Pregnancy Abortion with Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

The Enduring Association of a First Pregnancy Abortion with Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

October 22, 2022

Become A Defender of Life

Your donation helps us continue to provide
world-class research in defense of life.

BECOME A PARTNER
cta-image