tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post4847088522548419308..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Teens Plan For Recession, Have Fewer BabiesGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-70947177359259384012010-12-24T13:20:57.185-05:002010-12-24T13:20:57.185-05:00The number of abortions has also been declining. ...The number of abortions has also been declining. I think this means fewer teens are choosing to put themselves in the way of getting pregnant.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864860607925412103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-91376178136295056202010-12-24T13:04:48.547-05:002010-12-24T13:04:48.547-05:00Is young adult birth rate and the pregnancy rate t...Is young adult birth rate and the pregnancy rate the same in this study or does abortion play a part? Are there more abortions so the birthrate is lower or less pregnancies to begin with?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-48998814575535829122010-12-23T16:19:53.558-05:002010-12-23T16:19:53.558-05:00". . . most of the teen pregnancy rate is not...". . . most of the teen pregnancy rate is not due to ignorance or an inability to plan."<br /><br />The new data does seem to support the above statement and yet it still somehow seems unlikely to me. <br /><br />Perhaps the lower birthrate is not connected to less ignorance or better planning but to an economic reality that leads more pregnant teens to avail themselves of their constitutionally protected right to end their pregnancies? <br /><br />Thanks as always for your thoughtful post. <br /><br />SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com