The policies more likely to reduce # of abortions - liberal or rightwing?

[blm]

By liberal I mean increased access to healthcare for all, liberal economic policies that lift all boats so having an abortion doesn't HAVE to be an economic decision, access to information - like Planned Parenthood.

Or

Rightwing policies on abstinence or denying access to legal abortions.

[silverweb]

1. We already know the answer.

Study after study after study... and years of experience, as well... have proven without a doubt that liberal policies of factual, comprehensive sex education along with easy access to effective birth control significantly reduce the number of abortions.

So what was your question?

:shrug:

[BlueJazz]

2. Yep..You said it well..silverweb. n/t

[rug]

3. Healthcare and jobs versus prisons.

Clear answer.

[TheRealdeal]

4. Definitely Liberal

Banning abortion would be like alcohol prohibition. Women would go out and get dangerous, illegal abortions. If you keep abortion legal, while providing information and better social services there will be less abortions, because women won't feel that they need to have them as much.

[cally]

11. Welcome to DU

I agree with you and I hope you keep posting here.

[newyawker99]

15. Hi TheRealdeal!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

5. Denying Access To Legal Abortions.

But that does not make it the right or moral decision by any means.

[Warpy]

6. The number of abortions in this country have gone UP under

the neocons/theocons. We already know the answer.

Women who wanted their babies but saw no economic hope aborted rather than raise a child in grinding, miserable poverty, and who can blame them?

Abortion numbers have gone up even as access to abortion services gets more difficult every year.

The blame lies squarely on the far right. They're in charge. They destroyed hope.

[blm]

7. That really is the bottom line to the overall argument, isn't it?

It's so simple - it doesn't have to BE a hard or difficult explanation when it really is so simple.

[Opusnone]

8. Sexual education and condom use prevent abortions

STD's, poverty, crime, etc.

[135th]

9. If we teach kids to use condoms

they will just have so much sex they are bound to get pregnant! Only a historically workable ban on abortions and sex ed can get people to stop killing babies!

I have no clue where the sarcasm tag is, but rest assured I would be using it if I could.

[MannyGoldstein]

10. Abortion Rates in Europe Are Far Lower Than Here...

From http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0922117.html

Country Rate per 1,000
United States 21.3
Australia 22.2
Sweden 18.7
Denmark 16.5
Canada 16.4
England & Wales 15.6
Germany 7.6
Holland 6.5

Holland probably has the most "Liberal" sex ed policies in the world.

[cally]

12. We all know the answer to that one

the rights prohibition against birth control, sex ed, morning after pill, has never been about reducing abortion. It's about controlling women. If it was about abortion, they would advocate far different policies.

[blm]

13. Exactly... and if they were SERIOUS about their faith, they would seek to

redce abortions through Jesus ONLY teachings - reach out and HELP the safety and health of your fellow beings.

[KingFlorez]

14. Most definately liberal

Liberal policy includes support for healthcare and jobs with decent wages. The right-wingers have no solution to preventing abortion, just the need to control people.