Courtesy of the Washington Post, here’s an important bit of scholarly research on a half-century worth of evidence of the benefits of sound family planning.

Today’s jihadist Republicans hate family planning. They want contraceptive coverage stricken from private insurance plans and distribution of pills and condoms removed from the activities of government. They want to shut down a private organization, Planned Parenthood, which — were it successful enough in spreading the message of family planning — wouldn’t have to be an abortion provider as well.

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The details are at the link. But the Washington Post’s summary in graphic form at the top pretty well says it all.

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