Quantum Windbag
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Consequently, its the consensus of conservatives that the facts should be ignored, and the program ended, because they perceive providing free contraceptives as offensive and in conflict with their subjective moral dogma.The effect on teen pregnancy was striking: There were 6.3 births per 1,000 teenagers in the study. Compare that to a national rate of 34 births per 1,000 teens in 2010.
There also were substantially lower rates of abortion, when compared with women in the metro area and nationally: 4.4 to 7.5 abortions per 1,000 women in the study, compared with 13.4 to 17 abortions per 1,000 women overall in the St. Louis region, Peipert calculated. That's lower than the national rate, too, which is almost 20 abortions per 1,000 women.
Yet another of many good reasons to vote against Romney and republicans in general.
The issue remains the same, the government should not be able to force people to violate their religious principles. You cannot show me a single current case that would allow the Federal Government to mandate that religious institutions pay for birth control if they chose not to. If this is actually a good idea the government should stop mandating a doctor's prescription for implants.