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    J Health Econ. 1996 Oct;15(5):555-78.

    The effect of Medicaid abortion funding restrictions on abortions, pregnancies and births.

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    Wellesley College, Department of Economics, MA 02181, USA.

    Abstract

    This paper considers whether state Medicaid abortion funding restrictions affect the likelihood of getting pregnant, having an abortion and bearing a child. We exploit a natural experiment afforded by Supreme Court decisions and employ more traditional multivariate models with alternative fixed effect specifications. An analysis of 12 years of state-level data indicate that restrictions are associated with a reduction in abortions and either no change or a reduction in births, implying fewer pregnancies. Subsequent analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) is consistent with these findings and show the response is concentrated among the low-income population.

    PMID:
    10164043
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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