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The Effect of Plan B on Teen Abortions: Evidence From the 2006 FDA Ruling

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  • Inna Cintina

    (UHERO, University of Hawaii at Manoa)

  • Morgen S. Johansen

    (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Public Administration Program and Public Policy Center)

Abstract

An increase in the availability of emergency contraception (EC) may lead to a decrease in the abortion rate. The 2006 FDA ruling, which relaxed the prescription requirement for EC for women 18 and older, allows us to apply the difference-in-difference methodology on the age-by-year-by-state abortion data to test this hypothesis. Contrary to the literature, we find a moderate reduction in abortion rates among women aged 18 and 19 after 2006 in states that were affected by the change, compared to changes in the control group. These results are robust in a number of specifications and pass the event specification test.

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  • Inna Cintina & Morgen S. Johansen, 2014. "The Effect of Plan B on Teen Abortions: Evidence From the 2006 FDA Ruling," Working Papers 2014-1, University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, University of Hawaii at Manoa, revised Jun 2014.
    • Handle: RePEc:hae:wpaper:2014-1
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    Keywords

    Abortion; Adolescent; Emergency contraception; Plan B; Event study;
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    JEL classification:

    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy

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