The Decline of Abortion in Spain Over the Last Decade

The study highlights the importance of including changes in the sociodemographic composition of populations in analyses of shifts in abortion rates. It also shows that behavioral changes are not uniform, and that the primary driver of change in abortion rates in Spain is the reduction in abortion rates among the subgroups that had the highest initial rates, leading to a gradual flattening of the differences between women of different ages, education levels, and migratory backgrounds.