An Economic Perspective on Abortion Policies

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Abortions are widespread and occur independent of the legal status of abortions. Prohibiting or restricting abortions increases the proportion of unsafe abortions, posing a massive risk on women's health, but does not necessarily reduce the number of abortions being carried out. Economic research contributes to the often heated debates about the legal status of abortions by providing causal evidence for the fact that lacking access to abortion negatively affects the lives of women in many dimensions. Thus, the way abortion policies are designed is of high relevance.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: CESifo Forum ; ISSN: 2190-717X ; Volume: 23 ; Year: 2022 ; Issue: 02 ; Pages: 63-67 ; München: ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Albrecht, Clara ; Steigmeier, Jennifer
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München
• (where): München
• (when): 2022

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/263846
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET