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Planned Parenthood's Birth-Control Myth

Planned Parenthood claims women get more abortions if they don’t have access to contraception—though research suggests otherwise. Kirsten Powers reports.

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Recent stats seem to imply that Planned Parenthood doesn't lower the abortion rate. Credit: Jose Luis Magana / AP Photo,Jose Luis Magana

Author's Note: I made a serious error in reporting this column that undermines the conclusion I drew. I compared statistics on contraceptive use from a January 2011 Guttmacher Institute fact sheet to a year 2000 study on the same issue.

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