That the effects of abortion are economically nertral[sic] seems like an extrodinary[sic] claim.
Not really. If I recall, legalizing abortion has almost no effect on the birth rate, accessible contraceptives are somewhat higher, but none come close to changing cultural norms.
roughly 50 million abortions have taken place in America since Roe v. Wade.
50 million mostly legal abortions, even if the figure is correct, does not translate to 50 million more adults, of course. It is not even clear whether the overall effect is increase or decrease in population.
Not really. If I recall, legalizing abortion has almost no effect on the birth rate, accessible contraceptives are somewhat higher, but none come close to changing cultural norms.
Well, this is what I found in < 5 minutes of searching:
...Klerman finds that legalization of abortion, particularly the broad access afforded by Roe, had some effect in reducing fertility.
-- Klerman, Jacob Alex. "US abortion policy and fertility." (2000).
...I find fairly strong evidence that young women’s birthrates dropped as a result of abortion access as wel
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