claim: "after texas defunded planned parenthood, both the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates dropped."
author: greg abbott
evidence_1: jul 12, 2017 ... study: lege's family planning cuts led to an increase in abortion. ... a new study  shows abortion rates have jumped since planned parenthood was blocked. ... a  direct reason for unintended pregnancies, especially among teens. ... after texas  saw a 50% drop in clients receiving title x funds for family ...
evidence_2: jul 11, 2017 ... after cutting planned parenthood out of the state's subsidized women's ... “the  abortion rates nationally have decreased and are at a historic low. ... studies  show that 40 percent of unintended pregnancies end in abortion, ...
evidence_3: mar 18, 2016 ... also, abortion rates declined in 44 states and the district of .... since 2011, and  that continued declines in unintended pregnancy are a factor. ... texas—have  made it more difficult for women to avoid unintended ... similar attempts to defund  planned parenthood have flared at both the federal and state levels ...
evidence_4: jul 24, 2017 ... after texas booted planned parenthood, abortions and unintended pregnancies  ... since the texas legislature took the first bold steps to defunding ... the rate of  unintended pregnancies appears to have decreased as well.
evidence_5: feb 7, 2017 ... defunding planned parenthood only reduces access to contraception and other  necessary health care. indeed, by reducing unintended pregnancies, the  programs republicans want to ... after these cuts, 82 texas family planning  clinics — one out of every four in the state ... [want to reduce abortion rates?