Carolyn Tomei: Says, "In Oregon in 2010, 49 percent of all pregnancies were unintended."

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Were half of all pregnancies in Oregon unintended?

In honor of National Women’s Health Week, Oregon Rep. Carolyn Tomei, D-Milwaukie, talked up the benefits of a health initiative that encourages primary care providers to ask women whether they wish to get pregnant within the year or not. The goal is to provide prenatal care to women who want a baby and contraception optionsto those who do not. Unintended pregnancies stress out family finances as well as taxpayers, who pick up the cost for half of all births in Oregon, Tomei said on the floorof the Oregon House.   "In Oregon in ... >> More

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