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  Social Science QuarterlyVolume 89 Issue 1, Pages 17 - 38 Published Online: 18 Jan 2008 © 2010 Southwestern Social Science Association
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 138K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Fetal Positions: Unraveling the Influence of Religion on Premarital Pregnancy Resolution
Copyright © 2008 by the Southwestern Social Science Association ABSTRACTObjective. This study illustrates the ways religiosity and denominational affiliation influence the probability that a young woman will have an abortion. Methods. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), measures of sexual behavior, out-of-wedlock pregnancy, and out-of-wedlock pregnancy resolution are regressed on religiosity and denominational affiliation. Results. Religiosity indirectly reduces the likelihood that a woman will have an abortion by reducing the probability that she will have an out-of-wedlock pregnancy. Among women who conceive out of wedlock, religiosity increases the likelihood of marriage before birth, and thereby reduces the probability of abortion. However, among women who conceive out of wedlock and do not marry before birth, religiosity is unrelated to the probability of having an abortion. Conclusions. Religiosity affects the probability that a woman will obtain an abortion more through its influence on choices about sex and marriage, and less through its influence on attitudes about abortion. | 
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