The reduction in the incidence of abortion during the 1990s became a topic of much discussion during the 2004 presidential election. Between 1990 and 1999, the number of reported legal abortions declined by 18.4 percent.[1] Some commentators noted that this decline took place during the Administration of President… Read more

Ten years ago, President Bill Clinton signed land­mark welfare reform legislation into law. While pre­vious attempts at reform resulted in only cosmetic changes, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 has had a meaningful and lasting impact on the fed­eral welfare regime. PRWORA ended the entitlement status… Read more

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 45.8 mil­lion Americans (15.7 percent of the total popula­tion) lack health insurance.[2] Even though many are uninsured for only part of the time in a given year, the persistently high number of Americans without health insurance continues to inspire an intense debate in policy circles,… Read more

On March 6, 2006, The New York Times ran a front-page article arguing that parental involvement laws have been ineffective at reducing the incidence of abortion among teens.[1] The authors collected data from six states that recently passed parental involvement legislation. They… Read more

During the 2004 election, there was a substantial amount of discussion about whether or not "pro-life" legislation[1] effectively reduces the incidence of abortion. Some religious leaders and political com­mentators urged pro-life voters to consider issues besides abortion when voting. Most of them argued that there is… Read more

For more up-to-date research on the state insurance markets, visit our State Initiatives section at: http://www.heritage.org/research/healthcare/stateinitiatives/ The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 45.8 million Americans (15.7 percent of the total population)… Read more

The 1990s saw both the election and re-election of a "pro-choice" President.1 However, the "pro-life" movement made considerable gains at the state and local levels. Survey data indicate that by the end of the decade, more people supported restrictions on abortion and fewer supported discretionary abortion.2 Meanwhile,… Read more