Kelli Conlin Discusses New Guttmacher Report
National Institute President Kelli Conlin has a great blog post on the Huffington Post (and on her reader diary at RH Reality Check) that discusses a new report by the Guttmacher Institute about the effects of restrictions like mandatory counseling and waiting period laws on abortion.
The report finds that these attempts to restrict access to abortion actually do little to reduce overall abortion rates, but do increase the number of second-trimester abortions and place unnecessary burdens on women facing unwanted pregnancies.
As Conlin asks, “Who knew that anti-choice activists were actually trying to increase the number of second-trimester abortions? Because that’s precisely what they’ve done with their ill-advised, ongoing and ineffective attempts to restrict women’s access to safe, legal healthcare.”
Check out the full piece here.
By Maya Dusenbery