Daily Kos - [A] Colorado program, called the Colorado Family Planning Initiative,
offers contraception to low-income women at little-to-no cost at any of
68 clinics across the state. From 2009-2013, the state’s teen birth rate
dropped 40 percent, accompanied by a 35 percent fall in the teen
abortion rate from 2009-2012.
The state’s Democratic governor, John Hickenlooper, said the program had saved Colorado “millions of dollars.”
"But more importantly, it has helped thousands of young
Colorado women continue their education, pursue their professional goals
and postpone pregnancy until they are ready to start a family,” he
added.
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