Total Pregnancies in the United States, 1974-2014 November 19, 20241,026 words (~5 minutes) Tags: analysis reproductive responsibility third-person The total number of pregnancies per year and number of pregnancies by age group in the United States from 1974 and 2014 are estimated and discussed.
Live Births in the United States, 1909-2019 October 25, 2024602 words (~3 minutes) Tags: analysis reproductive responsibility third-person Total number of births in the United States from 1909 to 2019 and number of births by age group of mother from 1968 to 2019 are quantified and discussed.
Women of Reproductive Age in the United States, 1940-2019 October 17, 20241,149 words (~5 minutes) Tags: analysis reproductive responsibility third-person The number of women of an age associated with childbearing in the United States from 1940 to 2019 is quantified and discussed.
National Survey of Family Growth Weights Adjusted for Abortion Under-Reporting September 8, 20243,752 words (~18 minutes) Tags: analysis reproductive responsibility induced abortion NSFG third-person These weights can be used for analysis of unintended pregnancies in the United States, such as of contraceptive efficacy and failure.
Abortion Under-Reporting on the National Survey of Family Growth in Two Plots March 10, 20241,328 words (~6 minutes) Tags: analysis reproductive responsibility induced abortion NSFG first-person After more than a year, I am still trying to get my analysis work started.
Let's Not Platform Screaming Lunatics February 25, 2024812 words (~4 minutes) Tags: editorial reproductive responsibility politics induced abortion For a better public discourse on abortion, a good start would be not including a picture of shouting protestors with every article about abortion.
Analysis of Viewpoints on Abortion Policy in Gallup Polling: Abortion is Not a "Magic Bullet" for Democrats December 24, 20236,065 words (~30 minutes) Tags: analysis reproductive responsibility public opinion politics induced abortion first-person Gallup polling reveals that Democrats' abortion platform is only supported by a minority of Americans, but due to low voter turnout in the United States, this can sometimes still win elections.
Approval of Induced Abortion is Conservative March 22, 2023892 words (~4 minutes) Tags: editorial reproductive responsibility induced abortion third-person Advocacy of induced abortion as a method of fertility control is a conservative viewpoint.
Induced Abortion is Common March 21, 20231,023 words (~5 minutes) Tags: analysis reproductive responsibility induced abortion third-person Induced abortion is common, though challenging to estimate. This article reviews sources for estimates of the prevalance induced abortion.
A History of Ideas about Induced Abortion March 20, 20235,631 words (~28 minutes) Tags: history reproductive responsibility induced abortion third-person Advocacy of induced abortion as a method of fertility control is ancient. This article explores ideas about induced abortion from the 5th century B.C.E. to the 20th century C.E.
Induced Abortion is Controversial March 19, 2023716 words (~3 minutes) Tags: analysis public opinion reproductive responsibility induced abortion third-person The empirical evidence of the Gallup Social Series' annual poll on Values and Beliefs shows that induced abortion is one of if not the most controversial moral issue in the United States.
Top Four Needs for Future Contraceptive Technology July 24, 20223,266 words (~16 minutes) Tags: editorial reproductive responsibility birth control third-person Methods both long-acting and reversible, non-hormonal methods, methods for men, and intrinsically more effective methods are urgent needs for contraception.
Use of Contraception in the United States Reported in the 2017-2019 National Survey of Family Growth April 28, 202216,058 words (~80 minutes) Tags: analysis reproductive responsibility birth control NSFG third-person Original research on the number of persons using and not using contraception in the United States, the contraceptive methods being used, and motives for using or discontinuing contraceptive methods.
Margaret Sanger on Abortion in Her Own Words November 11, 201812,820 words (~64 minutes) Tags: history reproductive responsibility birth control induced abortion third-person Birth control pioneer and Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger felt that abortion was “taking life” and had the explicit goal of ending the use of abortion for family limitation.