Why is this such a difficult concept for the GOP —is it really they really that queezy about SEX?
The Broad Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health
Benefits and Cost of Contraceptive Services: A Closer Look
Altogether, donor and recipient countries, as well as individuals, are spending more than $7 billion dollars annually—including labor, overhead, capital and contraceptive supplies—so that 500 million women in the developing world who do not wish to become pregnant are able to prevent:
187 million unintended pregnancies,
60 million unplanned births,
105 million induced abortions,
2.7 million infant deaths,
215,000 pregnancy-related deaths (including 79,000 related to unsafe abortions); and,
685,000 children from losing their mothers from pregnancy-related causes
Moreover, investing in contraceptive services is highly cost-effective. In its 1993 Disease Control Priorities report, The World Bank found that in a typical low-fertility Latin American country, each dollar spent on family planning saved the government $12 in health and education costs alone. Clearly, these estimates support what common sense would suggest: that it is always more cost-effective and beneficial to invest in preventive measures now than to pay for the costs of inaction later.