Colorado Gave Poor Teens Free IUDs and Cut Unintended Pregnancies
New IUDs and prophylactic implants are efficacious , but they ’re also expensive . The devices can cost several hundred dollar , and they have to be inserted by a prepare MD , adding additional fees for Dr. ’s visits and medical checkup . Those financial barrier can keep low income women from taking advantage of these form of contraceptive method . What if the financial barriers were removed ? A six - yr experiment conducted by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment attempt to examine whether making spare or low-spirited - cost IUD available for young , low - income char would ultimately affect the pace of unintended maternity and abortions in the state ....