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...would-be criminals from coming of age in the 1990s, according to a controversial study, "Legalized Abortion and Crime," by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and Stanford University law professor John Donohue III. They suggest that the rise in abortions after the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade may explain as much as half the overall decrease in crime from 1991 to 1997. Says Donohue: "In 1981 a third of all pregnancies ended in abortion. That social phenomenon will have a large repercussion...
George W. Bush is trying mightily not to lose votes on the fault line of abortion. He's building a really big tent, large enough to fit soccer moms and Christian activists comfortably inside. Several months ago, Bush said Roe v. Wade will not be overturned until hearts are changed and so we should focus on ways to reduce abortion. Last Monday he retreated further from the strict pro-life agenda, saying he would not insist on a "litmus test" for court nominees...
...choicers (and the much desired soccer moms) were confronted with the statistics showing that late-term abortions weren't quite so rare or performed solely in grave circumstances and that the "health of mother" exception had expanded to include numerous gauzy psychological factors. The 1973 trimester construction of Roe v. Wade seemed at odds with what our eyes could see. Viability comes sooner now (a 1991 study found that 34% of babies delivered at 24 weeks can live). Perhaps the time was ripe to consider placing third-trimester restrictions on late-second-trimester abortions (not just partial-birth abortions...
...faring too well either. Close to half the 600 or so mutual fund families experienced net withdrawals in the first quarter of 1999, and floundering funds were merged out of existence at a record pace last year, according to Lipper Inc. Once-high-flying firms such as Stein Roe, Pilgrim Baxter and Berger Associates are reassigning dud managers and hustling to attract new money. Says Stephen Cone, president of customer marketing at Fidelity Investments. "We're not going to see the phenomenal growth of the past, and that may be an alarm bell for smaller firms. Their jobs have...
...year before Roe vs. Wade, hepresided over a challenge to a woman's right toabortion in Connecticut," his son said. "And afterhearing the case, he actually made a strongerstatement for choice than the Supreme Court did.He said that the choice was completely up to thewoman. Period...