Pro-Life Proclaimer

Volume 5, Issue 4 — Fall 2007

State of Our Nation

A study conducted by John R. Lott, a researcher at the University of Maryland, shows that legalized abortion has led to higher rates of crime and increased murder rates because a higher percentage of children grew up in single-parent homes during the years following Roe v. Wade. Lott says that Roe "affected decisions on premarital sex and careful contraception. It's a matter of economics. When something seems less costly, there's more of it." Because Roe resulted in more children growing up in single-parent homes and because such children are more likely to become criminals than those in two-parent homes, the researchers say abortion led to higher rates of crime (LifeNews.com - 8/10/07).