The Myth About Abortion and Crime

John R. Lott, Jr. debunks the myth proposed by elitists that abortion is actually good for society because it eliminates “unwanted” children who would just otherwise grow up to be little criminals.

It just hit me just how twisted the elitists are. They
are all for killing someone not yet born because they are likely to grow up to be criminals.

But should the unwanted child actually survive to his teenage years and beyond into adulthood, and rape a little girl (as per the recent Supreme Court decision), he shouldn’t be punished.

I think one of the most appalling arguments for abortion I have ever heard was made be H. Ross Perot in his 1992 presidential campaign. I remember that he supported abortion because it eliminated a criminal element from society that we would otherwise have to spend tax dollars to incarcerate.

Purely economics.

The Myth About Abortion and Crime by John R. Lott, Jr. thoroughly debunks the theory that society benefits from abortion.

In fact, a careful analysis reveals just the opposite.

“Legalizing abortion increased crime. Those born in the four years after Roe were much more likely to commit murder than those born in the four years prior. This was especially true when they were in their “criminal prime” ... Even if abortion did lower crime by culling out “unwanted” children (a conclusion derived from flawed statistics), this effect would be greatly outweighed by the rise in crime associated with the greater incidence of single-parent families that also follows from abortion liberalization. In short, more abortions have brought more crime.