Black abortion demand

This study estimates the demand for abortion by black women. The empirical results show that black abortion demand is price inelastic, positively rela ted to the presence of state Medicaid and a college education, and negative ly related to unemployment. These results are consistent with those found f or all women of childbearing age. The only results at variance were that bl ack abortion demand is highly sensitive to income and does not depend on a black woman's marital status. The results also show that neither the guaran tee nor level of welfare benefits is a statistically significant determinan t of black abortion demand.