Colorado’s Success in Preventing Unintended Pregnancy is at Risk
Since 2009 an increased investment in affordable birth control methods and family planning services has led to astonishing results in Colorado including: 54% drop in the teen birth rate, 63% decrease in abortions, and $66M+ in avoided public health related costs. [Source: CDPHE] And what matters most are the thousands of girls and women (and their partners), represented by these numbers, who avoided an unintended pregnancy that could have delayed or derailed their educationa