title: Evolution of adolescent fertility after decriminalization of abortion in Montevideo, Uruguay.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the effect on adolescent fertility in Montevideo of the Uruguayan law on the voluntary termination of pregnancy that was passed in 2012.
  
  
  METHODS
  The change in the number of births to teenage mothers between 2010 and 2014 was analyzed, along with their characteristics before and after decriminalization of abortion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Descriptive analysis of abortion before and after decriminalization showed that there was no reduction, during the period analyzed, in adolescent fertility, nor any changes in the distribution of births.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The normative change brought about by the law on the voluntary termination of pregnancy was not associated with any substantial change in the reproductive behavior of adolescents in Montevideo. We recommend that this analysis is taken further with impact evaluation methodologies.
authors: Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.
authors: José-Ignacio
authors: JI
authors: Antón
authors: Department of Economics, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors: Zuleika
authors: Z
authors: Ferre
authors: Department of Economics, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay. Electronic address: patricia.triunfo@cienciassociales.edu.uy.
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Triunfo
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D001723:Birth Rate / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014583:Uruguay; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Abortion; Adolescent fertility; Uruguay; Voluntary termination of Pregnancy law