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I always found the "pro-life" movement within the evangelical community fascinating. For one, it doesn't seem like the "pro-life" candidates the movement helps to elect are particularly interested in banning Roe v Wade.
Secondly, and more interestingly, I don't think most "pro-life"/single issue voters are aware that the scholarly estimates show pre- Roe v Wade 1/4 pregnancies ended in abortion compared to CDC estimates of 18% today.
What Abortion Was Like In The U.S. Before Roe V. Wade
Abortion rates were steadily rising pre- Roe v Wade as "baby boomers" came of age. The biggest impact of Roe v. Wade seems to be that it provided a safer environment for women with unwanted pregnancies.
Thirdly, abortion rates have reduced over the last few decades, most notably under Democratic Administrations like Pres. Obama's where more federal funding was allocated to preventative measures like counseling services.
But most importantly, the rise of insurance plans that cover contraceptive care and the broader commercialization of synthetic sex hormones over the years I argue has helped reduce abortions to a far greater degree than Conservative State Legislatures simply banning abortion Providers.
Abortion medication like misoprostol is of course on the black market. If we've learned anything as a country in the last 40 or 50 years, it's that the "War on Drugs" or criminalizing drug use has been a failure in policy in that it has not reduced drug trafficking. The crack epidemic was intercepted by the opioid epidemic as the cycle goes on. If Roe v Wade was eventually overturned it seems reasonable to believe that in this day in age we're turning over an enormous market to black market dealers already prepared to meet the demand.
Do you think that if Christian "pro-lifers" were presented this information that they would realize the futility of remaining a single issue voter, or is there motivation to support "pro-life" candidates some other agenda?
Secondly, and more interestingly, I don't think most "pro-life"/single issue voters are aware that the scholarly estimates show pre- Roe v Wade 1/4 pregnancies ended in abortion compared to CDC estimates of 18% today.
What Abortion Was Like In The U.S. Before Roe V. Wade
Abortion rates were steadily rising pre- Roe v Wade as "baby boomers" came of age. The biggest impact of Roe v. Wade seems to be that it provided a safer environment for women with unwanted pregnancies.
Thirdly, abortion rates have reduced over the last few decades, most notably under Democratic Administrations like Pres. Obama's where more federal funding was allocated to preventative measures like counseling services.
But most importantly, the rise of insurance plans that cover contraceptive care and the broader commercialization of synthetic sex hormones over the years I argue has helped reduce abortions to a far greater degree than Conservative State Legislatures simply banning abortion Providers.
Abortion medication like misoprostol is of course on the black market. If we've learned anything as a country in the last 40 or 50 years, it's that the "War on Drugs" or criminalizing drug use has been a failure in policy in that it has not reduced drug trafficking. The crack epidemic was intercepted by the opioid epidemic as the cycle goes on. If Roe v Wade was eventually overturned it seems reasonable to believe that in this day in age we're turning over an enormous market to black market dealers already prepared to meet the demand.
Do you think that if Christian "pro-lifers" were presented this information that they would realize the futility of remaining a single issue voter, or is there motivation to support "pro-life" candidates some other agenda?