U.S. Teenage Births Hit Record Lows—and Could Drop Further If Contraceptives Were More Accessible

Births to U.S. teenagers have been declining for a dozen years and reached another record low in 2020. But birth rates are far higher among U.S. teenagers ages 15 to 19 (15.3 per 1,000 females) than their peers in Canada (eight per 1,000 females), Sweden (five per 1,000 females), and many other high-income countries. New…
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