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Sex and Consequences : Abortion, Public Policy, and the Economics of Fertility / Phillip B. Levine.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource : 55 line illus. 12 tables. 1 mapContent type:
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  • 9780691221649
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.46 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ767 .L48 2004eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER ONE. Introduction -- CHAPTER TWO. Abortion Law and Practice -- CHAPTER THREE. Economic Models of Fertility and Abortion -- CHAPTER FOUR. Methods for Evaluating the Impact of Policy Changes -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Impact of Abortion Legalization -- CHAPTER SIX. The Impact of Restrictions on Abortion Access -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Abortion Policy in an International Perspective -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Unfinished Business -- CHAPTER NINE. Summary and Implications for Abortion Policy -- Notes -- Refferences -- Index
Summary: How do individuals change their behavior when abortion access increases? In this innovative book, economist Phillip Levine uses economic analysis to consider this question, comparing abortion to a form of insurance. Like insurance, he contends, abortion provides protection from downside risk. A pregnant woman who would otherwise give birth to an unwanted child has the option to abort. On the other hand, the availability of this option may increase the likelihood of a pregnancy in the first place. In a very restrictive abortion environment, few women would choose to have an abortion; legalizing abortion would reduce unwanted births. But if abortion becomes readily available, it may cause individuals to increase their sexual activity and/or reduce their use of contraception, Levine contends. Women will become pregnant more frequently, but will abort those pregnancies. Therefore, these abortions will not reduce unwanted births. Levine's analysis suggests that the manner in which individuals change their behavior depends on the extent to which abortion is accessible. He supports these assertions using data from both the United States and Eastern Europe, comparing areas that have restricted access to abortion services with those that have liberalized access. Using sound economic analysis, Sex and Consequences goes beyond the ideological arguments that frequently dominate the abortion debate, lending a new perspective to this controversial subject.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- LIST OF FIGURES -- LIST OF TABLES -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER ONE. Introduction -- CHAPTER TWO. Abortion Law and Practice -- CHAPTER THREE. Economic Models of Fertility and Abortion -- CHAPTER FOUR. Methods for Evaluating the Impact of Policy Changes -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Impact of Abortion Legalization -- CHAPTER SIX. The Impact of Restrictions on Abortion Access -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Abortion Policy in an International Perspective -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Unfinished Business -- CHAPTER NINE. Summary and Implications for Abortion Policy -- Notes -- Refferences -- Index

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How do individuals change their behavior when abortion access increases? In this innovative book, economist Phillip Levine uses economic analysis to consider this question, comparing abortion to a form of insurance. Like insurance, he contends, abortion provides protection from downside risk. A pregnant woman who would otherwise give birth to an unwanted child has the option to abort. On the other hand, the availability of this option may increase the likelihood of a pregnancy in the first place. In a very restrictive abortion environment, few women would choose to have an abortion; legalizing abortion would reduce unwanted births. But if abortion becomes readily available, it may cause individuals to increase their sexual activity and/or reduce their use of contraception, Levine contends. Women will become pregnant more frequently, but will abort those pregnancies. Therefore, these abortions will not reduce unwanted births. Levine's analysis suggests that the manner in which individuals change their behavior depends on the extent to which abortion is accessible. He supports these assertions using data from both the United States and Eastern Europe, comparing areas that have restricted access to abortion services with those that have liberalized access. Using sound economic analysis, Sex and Consequences goes beyond the ideological arguments that frequently dominate the abortion debate, lending a new perspective to this controversial subject.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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