Social, Spatial and Political Determinants of U.S. Abortion Rates
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Henry, Norah F.
Harvey, Milton E.
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Social Science and Medicine. 1982; 16(9): 987-996.
Abstract
An analysis is presented of geographic and sociopolitical patterns in the increase in abortion rates in each of the five years following the Supreme Court's 1973 abortion decision. Clear regional patterns emerged, with the lowest abortion rates but the highest rates of increase occurring in the Southern and Plains states and the opposite occurring in states contiguous to the "lead" states of New York, California, and Washington. Degree of urbanization and per capita number of abortion facilities had a significant positive correlation, and the number of women having abortions outside their home states had a significant inverse relationship with abortion rates. Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment showed some positive correlation, though it reached significance only in 1976 and declined the following year. (KIE abstract)
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1982Collections
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Social, Spatial and Political Determinants of U.S. Abortion Rates
Henry, Norah F.; Harvey, Milton E. (1982)