Three Facts About Roe

Michael J. New:

  • After  Roe  v.  Wade , conceptions increased by 30 percent.
  • The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect has reported that child abuse has increased more than 1,000 percent since Roe v. Wade.
  • The cohort of 14-to-17-year-olds born after the  Roe  v. Wade  decision was much  more  likely to commit homicides than the cohort of 14-to-17-year-olds born before  Roe  v.  Wade .

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