A couple of research papers indicated only a decrease in abortion rates that is statistically insignificant (i.e. it could have been due to chance rather than the change in the law), but these have tended to analyse data on abortion rates for all ages, not specifically
teenage abortion rates.
The research evidence on this question is hard to deny and right in line with the predictions of the economic models: prohibition of secret abortions cuts both
teenage abortion rates and teenage pregnancy rates.
Not exact matches
This is very important because, although the remit of the
Teenage Pregnancy Unit is to cut pregnancy
rates, one of its main policy recommendations that it emphasises year after year is to provide youngsters with easier and better access to confidential
abortion.
Some of these youngsters will get pregnant when they would not have done otherwise and the overall
teenage pregnancy (births and
abortions combined)
rate is likely to increase.
Perhaps the most effective measure that British Government could use to help achieve its target of cutting
teenage pregnancy
rates is to introduce a rule giving prohibiting confidential
abortions for minors, such that parents would have to be informed or, better still, would have to consent to their youngsters having an
abortion.
Britain has the highest
rates in Europe of
teenage pregnancy, venereal diseases among the young, and
abortions of the young.
The results show that the increase of crime among adults and clubs
teenage pregnancies,
abortions and
teenage rates of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), teen runs away from home, add the alcohol and drugs, and the guys jealous that tolerate gunfire instead of a severe loss of life.