How Limiting Women's Access to Birth Control and Abortions Hurts the Economy
Document Type
Blog Post
Journal Title
Huffington Post Blog
Publication Date
4-28-2016
Abstract
Reproductive health isn’t just about abortions, despite all the attention they get. It’s also about access to family planning services, contraception, sex education and much else.
Such access lets women control the timing and size of their families so they have children when they are financially secure and emotionally ready and can finish their education and advance in the workplace. After all, having children is expensive, costing US$9,000 to $25,000 a year.
And that’s why providing women with a full range of reproductive health options is good for the economy at the same time as being essential to the financial security of women and their families. Doing the opposite threatens not only the physical health of women but their economic well-being too.
Recommended Citation
Michele Gilman, How Limiting Women's Access to Birth Control and Abortions Hurts the Economy, Huffington Post Blog (Apr. 28, 2016, 11:56 am), http://theconversation.com/how-limiting-womens-access-to-birth-control-and-abortions-hurts-the-economy-57546