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Roe v Wade is not _that_ far out there. It explains state-level differences for when the decline began, for example. I'm not saying it's a slam dunk, but it's
by rossdavidh 8y ago
Roe v Wade is not _that_ far out there. It explains state-level differences for when the decline began, for example. I'm not saying it's a slam dunk, but it's got some reasonable supporting evidence, enough to at least not be considered "out there".
- rootusrootus 8y agoYou may be right; I recall, though, hearing some fairly convincing counter-arguments at the time the first Roe v Wade hypothesis was floated. But maybe there's been more research since.
- rossdavidh 8y agoThe biggest argument I've heard since then was that, while the abortion rate has gradually declined again since then, the crime rate has not gone back up.