Legal abortion leads to lower crime rates? Hmm... (1 Viewer)

What did Donohue mean by “unwantedness”? He was referring to the expansive social-sciences literature which showed that children born to parents who didn’t truly want that child, or weren’t ready for that child, these children were more likely to have worse outcomes as they grew up — health and education outcomes. But also, these so-called “unwanted” kids would ultimately be more likely to engage in criminal behaviors. Donohue had begun to put the puzzle together when he attended a conference

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eoMMan said:

Heard a recent Freakonomics podcast episode on this.  Apparently, this isn't a new idea but it was revisited for this episode.

http://freakonomics.com/podcast/abortion/

Thoughts?

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Mookie said:

Sad.  They were abandoned by their parents and by those who fought so hard for them to be born.

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sho nuff said:

Studies have also shown it leads to fewer abortions.

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knowledge dropper said:

Because people that would eventually have abortions are never born?

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