Tag: Contraception
Teen birth rates highest in most religious states
Jeanna Bryner September 18, 2009.
Print: MSNBC
U.S. states whose residents have more conservative religious beliefs on average tend to have higher rates of teenagers giving birth, a new study suggests.
Religiosity and teen birth rate in the United States
Joseph M Strayhorn and Jillian C Strayhorn September 17, 2009.
Print: Journal of Reproductive Health
Teenage birth rates are higher in states with greater levels of religious belief, possibly due to strong disapproval of contraception, a new U.S. study suggests.
