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EC Advocates: Talking Points
Almost half (49.2%) of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended, and roughly half of those end in abortion. Timely access to EC could lower the number of abortions.
- The Alan Guttmacher Institute Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - The Measurement and Meaning of Unintended Pregnancies
Experts conservatively estimate that 700,000 abortions could be avoided with timely access to EC.
- The Alan Guttmacher Institute Family Planning Perspectives - Unintended Pregnancy in the United States
Nationally, over 300,000 women are raped each year in the US, resulting in over 25,000 unintended pregnancies and 16,000 abortions. These pregnancies could be prevented if women who were raped had access to EC.
- The Center for Policy Alternatives - Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Victims
Unintended pregnancy is highest among younger women and lower income women. Overcoming barriers to accessing EC is crucial to preventing unintended pregnancy.
- The Alan Guttmacher Institute Family Planning Perspectives - Unintended Pregnancy in the United States
Children resulting from unplanned pregnancies are less likely to receive adequate pre and post-natal care, and have increased risk of low birth weight, infant mortality, being abused and neglected, poor child development and health, and lowacademic achievement.
- The National Academies Press - The Best Intentions: Unintended Pregnancy and the Well-Being of Children and Families. Consequences of Unintended Pregnancies
Emergency contraceptive pills do not cause abortion.
- Planned Parenthood - The Difference Between Emergency Contraception Pills and Medication Abortion
Resources for Developing Your Organization's Talking Points
- Back Up Your Birth Control - Talking Points on Back Up Your Birth Control Campaign
- Center for Reproductive Rights - Emergency Contraception (EC): A Safe and Effective Way to Prevent Unplanned Pregnancy
- Contraception Online - Emergency Contraception: An Update (Slideshow)
