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<p>What? It seems to me that this is utterly false – if the notion that abortion reduced crime is common, it’s only because Steve Levitt’s work, mostly publicized through Freakonomics, made such an impact. Could you cite a single specific statement (in a newspaper, magazine, Internet forum post, TV show, anything) made prior to the publication of Donohue and Levitt’s famous abortion/crime paper* to suggest that abortion contributed to the drop in crime?</p>
<p>I am almost positive that there was no such thing before Levitt came up with his insight into this. Give the man credit where it’s due, or bring the citation.</p>
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<li>JJ Donohue, SD Levitt, “The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime”, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001</li>
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