The Effect of Anti-Abortion Legislation on Nineteenth Century Fertility

Using nineteenth century legal information combined with census information, I examine the effect of state laws that restricted American women’s access to abortion on the ratio of children to women. I estimate an increase in the birthrate of 4 % to 12 % when abortion is restricted. In the absence of anti-abortion laws, fertility would have been 5 % to 12 % lower in the early twentieth century. Copyright Population Association of America 2014

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Lahey, Joanna
Published in:	Demography. - Springer. - Vol. 51.2014, 3, p. 939-948
Publisher:	Springer
Subject:	Nineteenth century \| Abortion \| Fertility \| Demographic transition \| Fertility control

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Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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