AIDing contraception: HIV and recent trends in abortion
Using a difference-in-differences estimation framework and state-level data, we investigate the potential role of HIV/AIDS in contributing to declining abortion utilization in the United States. Our results suggest that the perceived risk of HIV contraction negatively affected unwanted pregnancies. Specifically, a 10% increase in HIV incidence is associated with 0.34--1.1% fewer abortions per live births, an effect that can account for at least one-tenth of the sharp decline in abortions observed from the early 1980s to mid-1990s.
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2014
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Authors: | Hussey, Andrew ; Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy, Alex ; Walker, Jay |
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Applied Economics. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0003-6846. - Vol. 46.2014, 15, p. 1788-1803
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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