Previous research suggests that restricting the availability of abortion reduces average birth weight by increasing the number of unhealthy fetuses that are carried to term. In this paper we use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to ask whether restrictions on Medicaid funding...

Parental involvement in child rearing is culturally defined by gender. This study examines the prevalence of child sexual abuse in Ile-Ife, a Yoruba community and mothers’ strategies towards managing their girl child sexual health. Two categories of respondents which consisted of young girls...

Previous research suggests that restricting the availability of abortion reduces average birth weight by increasing the number of unhealthy fetuses that are carried to term. In this paper we use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to ask whether restrictions on Medicaid funding...