When Dual Incentives Become Dueling: Evaluating the Public Health Consequences of State Responsiveness to Pro-Life Opinion

• In Event: Public Policy in the American States

Brief Overview

I examine public health consequences of state politicians’ responsiveness to pro-life opinion. I find that greater access to safety-net family planning clinics is associated with fewer teen births, STDs, HIV diagnoses, and reliance on emergency care.

Author

• Miranda Elyse Yaver, University of California, Los Angeles