| What do you know? A recent study shows banning abortion doesn't cut the rate of abortions. It jibes with what we know from other studies of abortion rates in countries where the practiced is outlawed. While abortion bans don't accomplish their primary task, we do, however, know what abortion bans actually do to the rights of women.
On the other hand, making contraceptives widely available actually reduces unwanted pregnancies and, surprisingly enough!, abortions.
The best way to reduce abortions is not to criminalize them, but to provide women with good, affordable, and effective health care that includes neo-natal care and access to contraceptives. And if you really wanted to bite into the numbers, you should consider funding job training programs, beef up college assistance, and provide assistance for daycare. Well funded drug rehabilitation programs would probably help, too.
But we have tax cuts to hand out to major corporations! |
