Interesting, thanks for the reference. Though paragraphs like "But these “linear trend lines” based on the three previous years of data aren’t really useful. T

Interesting, thanks for the reference. Though paragraphs like "But these “linear trend lines” based on the three previous years of data aren’t really useful. The authors’ projection shows that births would actually increase a bit during the period CFPI was put in place, despite the fact that, like the abortion rate, the teen birth rate is declining nationally, noticeably and steadily." are somewhat bizarre. The entire point of using the trend lines is to take into account, well, the trend. Still, good to know the counterarguments, otherwise you're just listening to the echo chamber of "Well, of COURSE the program would work!"