Abortion researcher David Reardon on whether women would seek abortions if they were illegal:
“Given their doubts about the morality of abortion, most aborting women are strongly influenced by the legal status of the abortion option. When asked “Did the knowledge that abortion was legal influence your opinion about the morality of choosing abortion?”
70% said the law has played a major role in the moral perception of abortion….and asked whether of not they would have sought an illegal abortion if a legal abortion has not been available, 75% said they “definitely would not have sought an illegal abortion.”
David C. Reardon “Aborted Women: Silent No More” (Westchester Ill, Crossway , 1987) pgs 13, 15
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