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This robotic pelvis reduces teen pregnancy

This robotic pelvis reduces teen pregnancy

FromThe Impact


This robotic pelvis reduces teen pregnancy

FromThe Impact

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Nov 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

American women are changing up their birth control. The use of IUDs and implants has increased 6000% in the United States since 2002.  That's the result of specific policy choices made in Washington and in state houses. These policies have reduced the teen pregnancy rate. They have cut the abortion rate. But they’re also at risk right now.  In this episode, we’re going to tell you how those policies came to be, how they're helping women access birth control -- and why, at this very moment, they are facing serious threats. Music in this episode by Podington Bear and Kevin MacLeod.  Email us feedback! We're at impact@vox.com 
Released:
Nov 20, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (31)

In Washington, DC, the story often ends when Congress passes a law. For us, that’s where the story begins. We examine the consequences of what happens when powerful people act — or fail to act. This season, Jillian Weinberger explores the big ideas from the 2020 presidential candidates: how their ideas worked, or didn’t work, in other places or at other times. Produced by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.