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In reply to the discussion: The Rude Pundit - You Wanna Keep Harassing Women at Clinics? Then Let's Play [View all]happyslug
(14,779 posts)I am NOT advocating such a position, but it would be a defensible position and something that may even work to reduce abortions. These protesters at abortion clinics have no real affect on abortion rates. These protests are more to make the protesters HAPPY then do anything about reducing abortions.
Study after Study has shown the only effective way to reduce abortion rates (if we ignore birth control methods) is to DECREASE the cost to the mother when it comes to keeping the fetus. This is the ONE method anti-abortion people REFUSE to adopt, for it requires spending money. i.e. raising taxes.
I mention the $721 for EACH STATE CAN DO THAT TODAY and the Federal Government will pick up half that tab. The Federal tab ends at $721, thus anything over that amount has to be 100% state paid (something I do not see occurring) but up to $721 the Federal Government will pay 50% TODAY without having to change any law. It is an option open to ANY STATE, but no state had even tried to take the option.