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Things that lower abortion rates... (Original Post) Playinghardball Aug 2013 OP
k&r theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #1
KNR. DirkGently Aug 2013 #2
Kick! valerief Aug 2013 #3
What about gainful employment? dickthegrouch Aug 2013 #4
Both ways, if the protesters were gainfully employed hobbit709 Aug 2013 #6
Contraception & Education! BrotherIvan Aug 2013 #5
A living wage They_Live Aug 2013 #7
Zing! shenmue Aug 2013 #8

dickthegrouch

(3,172 posts)
4. What about gainful employment?
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 01:09 PM
Aug 2013

I would think that being fully employed not only takes away the time to create unwanted children, it also means fewer of them are unwanted because they can be properly supported.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
6. Both ways, if the protesters were gainfully employed
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 01:51 PM
Aug 2013

they wouldn't have time to hang around clinics harassing people.

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
5. Contraception & Education!
Sat Aug 17, 2013, 01:47 PM
Aug 2013

Sex ed teaches people how babies are made and how to avoid making unwanted ones.

If this country really wanted to cut down on abortions, there would have been an effort in the last 50 years to create safe, easy-to-use, 100% effective birth control with no side effects for men and women. Where is that?

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