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After Abortion Ban, Texas Teen Birth Rate Rises

www.texasobserver.org After Abortion Ban, Texas Teen Birth Rate Rises

According to a University of Houston report, the increase reverses a 15-year trend. And unwanted pregnancies will rise, researchers predict.

After Abortion Ban, Texas Teen Birth Rate Rises

A 15-year decline in Texas teen birth rates slid to a stop—and converted into a modest increase in 2022, the year after the state Legislature implemented what was the nation’s strongest ban on abortion, according to new report from the University of Houston’s Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality.

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