Reply To: Abortion politics

assurnet,

Yes, in a hypothetical world where you could prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that increased government assistance results in fewer or no abortions I would be in favor of that.

Would you hold to this “beyond a shadow of a doubt” standard if, G-d forbid, we were talking about an experimental treatment for a sick relative? If I strongly desire to save a life, I would try anything that makes sense, whether or not its efficacy can be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Abortion rates have decreased over the past few decades, and the rate of decrease has accelerated a bit over the past 5 years or so. Part of that is likely due to stricter state laws, but states without those laws are also seeing decreases, so it’s possible that increased access to healthcare is also a factor.