Q: “Do you have any concerns that cutbacks to Planned Parenthood would affect the birth control part of its offerings and inadvertently lead to an increase in abortions?”

Rick Santorum: “Well first off, I don’t think there’s any numbers out there that suggest that access to contraception actually reduces the number of abortions. I think there’s pretty good studies out there, pretty compelling studies that show that there is no real correlation and hasn’t been for quite some time.”

The New York Times: “Over the past six years, Colorado has conducted one of the largest experiments with long-acting birth control….The birthrate among teenagers across the state plunged by 40% from 2009 to 2013, while their rate of abortions fell by 42%, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.”
– See more at: https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/elections-politics/blog/fact-check-gynotician-rick-santorum-confused-about-how-birth-control-works/#sthash.AC9psAAx.dpuf