Economists: Abortion Protections Will Lead to Better Outcomes for Ohio Women
Some data suggest that women have gotten abortions because they at least think they can’t support the child if the pregnancy is carried to term.
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Some data suggest that women have gotten abortions because they at least think they can’t support the child if the pregnancy is carried to term.
Abortion rights will be on the ballot in November, and Ohio Republican politicians who oppose them are again trying to stack the deck. However, a majority of economists who were surveyed this month said that such rights will improve economic prospects for women — especially those who are poor.
The DeWine administration is touting “the most filled jobs in Ohio history.” Economists, however, caution reading too much into one report.
Opponents of Issue 1 say it’s about abortion. Backers of Issue 1 say it will protect your children from LGBTQ topics in school. Both positions are irrelevant other than stimulating emotion without rational thought, Christopher Timm writes
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