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I’m late to this thread (I see it’s already 9 pages long) but I did not see the fallacy of this reasoning addressed on page 1.But I certainly see the logic in saying that having more Democrats in office would help lower abortions. Democrats are more likely to create and maintain government programs that maintain some kind of a social safety net that gives women a visible, concretely constructive alternative to abortion
† Social spending includes housing and community services, welfare and social services, recreation and culture, health, education, retirement benefits, disability benefits and unemployment benefits.
‡ National defense includes military spending and veterans’ benefits.
§ General government and debt service includes the executive & legislative branches, tax collection, financial management, and interest payments.
Economic affairs includes transportation, general economic & labor affairs, agriculture, natural resources, energy, and space.
£ Public order and safety includes police, fire, law courts, and prisons.And what about all the federal off-budget spending? Does any of it help lower abortions?
There have been over 53,000,000 abortions in the U.S.A since 1973.
By contrast, the number of military casualties suffered by the U.S.A. in war or deployments is 1,343,812 deaths** since 1775 – that’s less than 2.6% the number of deaths due to abortion since 1973, and in just over 6.2 times as long of a time period.
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