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Title: Access and Use of Contraception and Its Effects on Women’s Outcomes in the United States
Citation Type: Book, Section
Publication Year: 2018
ISBN: 0190628979, 9780190628970
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DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190628963.013.19
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Abstract: Changes in childbearing affect almost every aspect of human existence. Over the last fifty years, American women have experienced dramatic changes in the ease and convenience of timing and limiting childbearing, ranging from the introduction of the birth control pill and the legalization of abortion to more recent availability of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). This chapter chronicles these changes, provides descriptive evidence regarding trends in the use of contraception and abortion, and reviews the literature linking them to changes in childbearing and women’s economic outcomes. It concludes by discussing the recent surge in LARC use, which seems to be one of the most pressing areas in need of further research.
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Authors: Bailey, Martha, J; Lindo, Jason, M
Editors: Averett, Susan, L; Argys, Laura, M; Hoffman, Saul, D
Pages: 219-257
Volume Title: The Oxford Handbook of Women and the Economy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publisher Location: England, UK
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Reproductive and Sexual Health
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