If abortion were outlawed would crime and single mothers on welfare go up?

Question

I heard an argument that crime rates have been going down since their peak in the late 60's, early 70's because of it.

Answer 1

We need to stop Black on Black crime. It's just not fair for a brother to kill another brother.

Answer 2

I don't even know if those statistics are accurate, but you certainly can't be sure there is any relationship. There are WAY too many factors to know.

I do know that the debate about abortion will never end. There are those who will never change their views, not matter what. You also have children being brain washed on this subject, as well as many others, from the time they start to talk. It is almost impossible to change your mind about such subjects, no matter what the facts are.

You will always have those who consider abortion murder, no matter what the reason for the abortion. Many even consider it murder if the life of the mother is at stake.

Others think that it is totally up to the mother-to-be to decide. It is her body, it is her choice, they say. Others think that the government should not interfere with what a doctor says is best for his/her patient, if the patient agrees.

Would single mothers on welfare go up? Without changes in the law, that is a given. How could it not be the case? Do you think people will stop having unprotected sex if abortion is outlawed? Not a chance.

It MIGHT decrease, but probably not much. Actually, the very people who are at the highest risk for being on welfare are ones who would continue to have unprotected sex.

Also consider that a very large percentage of the anti-abortion supporters would like to outlaw all forms of contraception except the rythem method and total abstainance. The way that birth control pills work is considered the equivilant of an abortion by a large percentage of anti-abortion supporters. Also, a fairly large percentage of them cite biblical prohibitions against condoms.

That translates to a higher birth rate and more single mothers. Would they be on welfare? Of course some would be. Would it be a significant percentage? I sure think it would be.

Those who are either strongly anti-abortion or pro-choice do not care about the question you brought up. They just want what they want.

From everything that I read about history, and all that I see currently in the media, I think the crime rate is much higher than it was 50 or a hundred years ago. I think a lot of it is not being counted though.

Read the papers. How often do you see a new case where someone has embessled from their employer or a charity? I see new cases every week. I also see a lot of somewhat petty crime where the person never goes to jail.

There seems to be a tremendous number of deferred trials and sentencing. Is this counted in the statistics? I don't know, but I sure see a lot of crime going on, everywhere.

Answer 3

I'm pro-abortion, but comparison of crime rate to abortion is ridiculous. What would be the correlation between the 2 (that less criminals are being brought into this world)? What I would like to know is how much of the crime in the 60s and 70s can be attributed to pregnancy?...and what is was after the 70s.

As for single mothers on welfare, that is something unsubstantiated. The overall number of single mothers applying for welfare could also be tied to increased education in schools, and abstinence from sex due to fear of diseases not of issue in the 60s and 70s.

I agree that change in a major political would have wide reaching affects. Crime would definitely go up. Especially in the number of homicides from quack-back alley doctors performing abortions on desperate mothers.

Answer 4

The number of "single mothers" would most certainly go up.
Whether crime would go up or not can't be said for certain, except for one crime: there would be many cases of illegal abortions if abortion were outlawed. Other than that, we can't be sure.

But a lower crime rate is not the reason abortion is legal...abortion is legal because it's a woman's fundamental right, guaranteed by the constitution and upheld by the supreme court, to control her own body. Anything else is just side-effects, not a valid reason to keep it legal or to outlaw it.

Answer 5

Yes. Because outlawing abortion will not stop it, it will drive women to seedy locals to get one and some will be caught and prosecuted equating to more crime. some of those that don't get one will add to the load welfare carries. don't forget about those unwanted children that will be either neglected to death or abused to death, again, increasing the crime rate.

Answer 6

It probably is true, I'm against abortion but I hate to admit that a lot of the aborted babies probably would not have gotten the attention and care that a child needs. Those who do have babies are prepared to care for them (hopefully). If abortion were outlawed, which it should be on the grounds it is murder and immoral, then crime, welfare, and child support cases would probably go up.

Answer 7

Read FREAKONOMICS by Levitt and Dubner. It will give you a new perspective on abortion, government regulation, illegal drugs, and media spin, among other topics. Great book!

Answer 8

It probably would.

People that want to outlaw it completely aren't very smart.

That would cause way more problems.

However we probably should increase restrictions on it to make everyone somewhat happy.

Answer 9

Probably not because they would get abortions anyway. also welfare moms want to pop out kids they dont get abortions

Answer 10

I doubt it since it hasn't been outlawed. What's your source of information?