This is a popular take, but I'm not convinced. The world has counterexamples to both your claims and the "overpopulation/abortion" claims made by conservatives

This is a popular take, but I'm not convinced. The world has counterexamples to both your claims and the "overpopulation/abortion" claims made by conservatives. Scandinavia has very strong social programs for new parents (as well as "abortion on demand"), but only slightly higher fertility rates than Russia (which has less generous parental benefits, but fewer abortions than Scandinavia). And indeed, the fertility rate in the USA are in the same ballpark, despite the US having no parental benefits. (Scandinavian fertility is 1.8-1.9, Russian fertility is 1.7-1.8, USA fertility is 1.8-1.9, all in 2021 numbers from Gapminder) (Scandinavian abortion rates are generally above 15%, Russia is ~12%, and USA is ~11%) Edit: Data caveats there are some sources claiming russia's abortion rate is >50%, but they seem to be confusing the abortion rate with the abortion ratio. Also, the abortion rate in Russia has evidently undergone a precipitous decline since the 90s, so the abortion rate can look much different if you get/use a source that is even a few years old.