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2021-10-31 -Short Attention Span Theater-

[Spectrum News, hat tip to The Dallas Morning News, behind the paywall]

Texas’ highly restrictive new law has spurred the largest documented decrease in abortions in the state, according to University of Texas at Austin researchers. A new study says abortions in the state were down 50% in September 2021 compared to September 2020. That was the intent of the bill's backers and author.

The law prohibits abortion once fetal cardiac activity can be detected, which is frequently as early as six weeks into pregnancy and before most women know they’re pregnant.
But well after they know they could be pregnant.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, Nov. 1 is set to hear two challenges to the restrictive abortion law: One from the Department of Justice and another brought by abortion providers.

Posted by Bobby 2021-10-31 12:11|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 So they need to look deeper. Are birth rates up? Is the surrounding states abortion rates up? Lets get to the truth.

Posted by 49 Pan 2021-10-31 12:37|| 2021-10-31 12:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Thank God. Literally.

Posted by Matt 2021-10-31 12:42|| 2021-10-31 12:42|| Front Page Top

the largest documented decrease in abortions in the state

How reliable are those statistics?

Posted by Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-10-31 15:40|| 2021-10-31 15:40|| Front Page Top

#4 ...maybe we need to check (barely) post natal COVID death stats?

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-10-31 15:45|| 2021-10-31 15:45|| Front Page Top

#5 probably the Texas stats are pretty reliable

it is curious that the researchers looked at wait times for abortion appointments in neighboring States as a proxy for detecting Texans seeking abortions in neighboring States (as 49Pan wanted).

I'm guessing that the neighboring States didn't have complete records at the time the researchers asked.

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-10-31 16:46|| 2021-10-31 16:46|| Front Page Top

#6 Also not as bad (good) as the abortion providers forecast, which was 85% less.

Posted by Bobby 2021-10-31 18:30|| 2021-10-31 18:30|| Front Page Top

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