It's not the fetus' fault that there's an unwanted pregnancy.
We live in an imperfect world: it's not fair to the woman, and it's not fair to the fetus, and it's often not fair to the man, either.
has anyone done any studies as to whether children of unwanted pregnancies are more likely to have medical, pyschological, or social issues down the road?
I'm trying to remember details - but I know I've read various things over the years attributing various social trends to the legalization of abortion. The one that sticks in my head is one (from the late 90s, but I don't know who/where) that posited that a drop in the overall crime rate in the late-80s/early-90s was because the people coming of age then (16, 17, 18, or whatever) were the leading edge of those who were more likely to be wanted children after the Roe decision ('73). However, I've never seen any of these studies be able to differentiate between causation and correlation.
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We live in an imperfect world: it's not fair to the woman, and it's not fair to the fetus, and it's often not fair to the man, either.
has anyone done any studies as to whether children of unwanted pregnancies are more likely to have medical, pyschological, or social issues down the road?
I'm trying to remember details - but I know I've read various things over the years attributing various social trends to the legalization of abortion. The one that sticks in my head is one (from the late 90s, but I don't know who/where) that posited that a drop in the overall crime rate in the late-80s/early-90s was because the people coming of age then (16, 17, 18, or whatever) were the leading edge of those who were more likely to be wanted children after the Roe decision ('73). However, I've never seen any of these studies be able to differentiate between causation and correlation.