That's a fair counter-point. If we had to create a model to test my hypothesis, what do you believe is the best way to go about it? My proposal is as follows:

That's a fair counter-point. If we had to create a model to test my hypothesis, what do you believe is the best way to go about it? My proposal is as follows: Take the GDP, per capita, per state and compare expansion/contraction of before Roe and after Roe. We can measure % change in the 10 years pre Roe to 10 years post Roe. The hypothesis is that states never cared about children and as such, post Roe, GDP expansion in states that had abortion abolished experienced a much higher GDP, per capita growth than before. Information can be sourced from St. Luis FED. If you have another idea, please let me know. I'm personally curious about this and would like to explore so feel free to pick apart my post as it will just render a more thought out experiment. Thanks. edit: If someone is a data scientist that can comment on what is the correct methodology to take or what pitfalls to consider, I would highly appreciate it.