During my years of working in public life, I have witnessed countless ways in which unplanned pregnancy disrupts people’s lives. So one of the best ideas I’ve seen for how to help everyone reach the next rung on the ladder is providing access to effective contraception. Enabling women to become pregnant only when they want to is a shortcut to prosperity.
According to new data, there are 6.1 million pregnancies a year in the United States. Of these, nearly half (2.8 million) are unplanned. In Delaware, that proportion is even higher, at 57 percent — partly because, like others, we haven’t focused on the issue until now, and partly because of poor access to good contraception.
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