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The Correlation between Abortion and Crime Rates is a flawed theory
54:39 - 1:00:23 (05:43)
The data correlating states with legal abortions and lower crime rates is flawed as the states which legalized abortion earlier had higher rates of abortion due to women traveling for the procedure.
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Claims that states with more abortions or those that legalized it earlier had lower crime rates are based on flawed data.
54:39 - 57:27 (02:48)
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Claims that states with more abortions or those that legalized it earlier had lower crime rates are based on flawed data. In contrast, evidence from Romania suggests that the lack of abortion access can lead to negative outcomes for children born after the ban.
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The legalization of abortion has led to a decrease in the percentage of unwanted children in the population, due to increased access to abortion and other factors such as no-fault divorce and delayed marriage.
57:27 - 1:00:23 (02:55)
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The legalization of abortion has led to a decrease in the percentage of unwanted children in the population, due to increased access to abortion and other factors such as no-fault divorce and delayed marriage. However, early legalization was mostly seen in liberal states that saw more abortions even before it was officially legalized.