Is it true that abortion affects crime/economy?

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If legal abortion affects crime, then that shows that legal abortion increases the rate of abortion.

Uh... yeah.

Celticempire is bringing this up because a common pro-choice talking point (in some circles) is that abortion bans are so commonly flouted that whether it's legal or not doesn't make any difference to how often it happens. Obviously this is untrue.

Lol, who the hell says that? That's absurd.

Evidence says it's true:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/health/abortion-restriction-laws/index.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/abortion-rates-don-t-drop-when-procedure-outlawed-it-does-ncna1235174

Wow, I guess we shouldn't bother restricting access to firearms then. After all, this proves that banning something doesn't make it more difficult to obtain!

To be fair, an abortion is something almost anyone can do on their own. You'd need a 3d printer or something to make your own gun.

I didn't realize you needed a license to buy a 3D printer.