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Originally Posted by Revolution
So wait. I've got a really good idea guys. Here goes.
Pro-Life people do not like abortion. Pro-Choice people would rather not use abortion unless it's necessary, but want it as a choice. I've got an amazing idea. Let's...put more money in sex education and also make sure that it is educating students about all their choices other than abstinence, cover birth control completely under health insurance, and make condoms cheaper if not free at clinics and yet STILL leave abortion as a choice. Proof? Countries such as Belgium and Holland with the most liberal abortion laws have the least abortions because of their vast sexual education and access to birth control.
Come on pro-choice and pro-lifers, let's lower abortion rates by giving Traci a future job!
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Your idea is good but your argument falls apart due to some very large holes. For reference, the USA has a population of approx. 313, 349, 000. Belgium has a population of approx. 11, 007, 020 (3.5% USA population), while Holland has a population of approx. 6, 065, 459 (1.9% USA population). In other words, the problem is your conclusion is certainly explained by the massive differences in population but questionable whether differences in abortion law and sex education can explain your conclusion with such certainty. After all, if there are significantly fewer people in Belgium than the USA, it is expected there would be a lower abortions rate.
Population sizes were obtained from Wikipedia.