Mothers of unplanned children tend to give birth when they are younger, leave school earlier and earn less when older. ‘Set it and forget it’There is some resistance to contraception in America — the Roman Catholic Church remains broadly opposed, and some anti-abortion and religious groups object to particular forms — but birth control is mostly uncontroversial. But that doesn’t mean that women are using birth control all the time — or using the methods that work best. Over the course of a year, 70 women out of 1,000 using birth control pills will become pregnant. For women using a hormonal IUD, a small device placed in the uterus, fewer than 4 out of 1,000 will become pregnant.

Source: New York Times December 18, 2018 07:52 UTC