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An intervention analysis of the effects of legalized abortion upon U.S. fertility

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Models of time series data on births in the United States are used to assess the impact of the 1973 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court invalidating statutes that seriously restrict access to abortion. The decision of the Court is found to have no discernible impact on births for the nation as a whole. Models of state-level data suggest that the legalization of abortion by states prior to the decision was satisfying the demand for abortion

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  1. Bureau of Business and Economic Research, College of Business Administration, Arizona State University, 85287, Tempe, Arizona, USA

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Hogan, T.D. An intervention analysis of the effects of legalized abortion upon U.S. fertility. Popul Res Policy Rev 3, 201–218 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00128460

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