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Benzinga
  • 2 years ago
The teen pregnancy rate in Texas increased for the first time in 15 years in 2022, with Hispanic teens showing disproportionately high rates following a six-week abortion ban. Latinas had the most significant rise in births and pregnancy rates across all age groups, with a 5.1% increase in pregnancy rates and 84% of the additional 16,147 babies born in 2022 being delivered by Latinas. The ban on abortion after six weeks has disproportionately affected low-income and Latino communities, highlighting the need for policymakers to consider the impacts of their decisions.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Teen pregnancy rate in Texas increased for the first time in 15 years in 2022
00:07 with Hispanic teens showing disproportionately high rates following a six-week abortion ban.
00:12 Latinas had the most significant rise in births and pregnancy rates across all age groups with
00:18 a 5.1% increase in pregnancy rates and 84% of the additional 16,000 babies born in 2022 being
00:24 delivered by Latinas. The ban on abortion after six weeks has disproportionately affected low-income
00:29 and Latino communities highlighting the need for policy makers to consider the impacts of
00:34 their decisions. For all things money visit Benzinga.com
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