Curbing Female Reproductive Rights Raises Taxpayer Costs - Bloomberg

Curbing Female Reproductive Rights Raises Taxpayer Costs - Bloomberg: "Family Planning Savings
Publicly-funded family planning services save state and federal governments $4.3 billion each year, according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy . Contraceptive use saves almost $19 billion in direct medical costs annually and reduces the occurrence of abortion, according to the campaign, a Washington-based nonprofit.
The effects of an unintended pregnancy on women are both personal and financial.
A disproportionate share of women who experience unplanned pregnancies are teenaged, unmarried or low-income with higher incidences of mental illness, unstable relationships, physical abuse and welfare assistance, said Adam Thomas, a visiting assistant professor at Georgetown University ’s Public Policy Institute in Washington . Expanded access to contraception, meanwhile, increases educational attainment and labor force participation, he said."

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