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Published: 03/18/10

Massachusetts Study: Health Care Reform Reduced Abortions

By  David Gibson - Politics Daily
Massachusetts Study: Health Care Reform Reduced Abortions

A study published in the latest New England Journal of Medicine shows that abortion rates declined during the first two years that Massachusetts implemented a near-universal health coverage program much like the nationwide plan currently before Congress. The research, which was released Wednesday, comes as the question of abortion is emerging as a pivotal factor in the Capitol Hill debate on overhauling health care. A cadre of anti-abortion House Democrats who could be critical to the bill's passage say provisions on abortion financing in the Senate bill are too weak. ...

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