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Abortion and Crime, Revisited (Ep. 384 Update)

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Revisiting Abortion's Impact on Crime Reduction

This chapter emphasizes the need for fact-based discussions in social science debates, particularly focusing on the relationship between abortion rates and crime reduction. It revisits previous analyses with new data, suggesting important implications for policy based on the correlations observed over time.

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