South Carolina Sees a 44% Reduction in Unwanted Births
COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New Morning, a South Carolina nonprofit organization leading the largest state-based birth control access program in the Southeast, announced new data showing that there was a 44 percent reduction in unwanted births statewide in the first four years of the initiative.
- The data was released by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, using statistics from the 2017-2020 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) surveys.
- Also noted in the data was a 59 percent decrease in unwanted births among South Carolina women aged 20 to 29.
- "South Carolina's 44 percent reduction in unwanted births surpasses other states' recent achievements, based upon what's been published."
- "South Carolina has figured out that unintended pregnancies lead to more abortion, poorer outcomes for children and their parents, and higher government costs.