# Has abortion benefitted the economy?

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**Created:** [November 22, 2000, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-abortion-benefitted-the-economy/42304 "2000-11-22T16:45:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-abortion-benefitted-the-economy/42304/21 "2000-11-28T13:37:09Z")

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[http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/fb\_induced\_abortion.html](http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html)

Alan Guttmacher Institutes induced abortion figures for the US.

Although a pro-choice organization, they are generally credited as the best source of abortion research. The CDC uses these numbers (and some of these numbers are sourced from the CDC).

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