Harper thinks it’s an intriguing hypothesis. To test if out, you’d have to do a study to survey people accessing abortion, she says, “and ask if it was the restricted access to contraception that was the reason for the pregnancy that they’re seeking abortion care for.”
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“In 2024, 82% of sexually active reproductive age women were using contraception. 6% were not using contraception,” she says. The rest were pregnant, trying to get pregnant or unable to conceive.
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