Abortion foes' tactics highlight high NYC rate

Abortion foes' tactics highlight high NYC rate | Page 2 of 2: Experts point to a myriad number of possible factors — social, economic, financial — to explain the statistics on abortions and unintended pregnancies in New York City. Rachel Jones, a senior researcher at the Guttmacher Institute, said that the procedure is more accessible in the city because there are fewer laws in New York that regulate abortion, state insurance pays for the procedure and public transportation makes it easy to get to providers. 'We are a geographically concentrated area,' she said. 'It is easy to find a clinic and it is easy to get there.'