Analyzing the Effect of Anti-Abortion U.S. State Legislation in the Post-<i>Casey</i>Era

New, Michael J.

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“…Finally, family structure (e.g., cohabitation) and parental characteristics (e.g., age and education of mother) differ significantly by geography and time, and these differences may affect child-parent relationships and the composition of teens at risk of being affected by PI laws. 2 Overall, there are ample 1 The literature consists of state-specific studies (Cartoof and Klerman 1986;Colman et al 2008;Ellertson 1997;Henshaw 1995;Kaestner 1996, 2001;Joyce et al 2006;MacAfee et al 2015;Ralph et al 2018;Ramesh et al 2016;Rogers et al 1991) and analyses using a broader set of states (Haas-Wilson 1996;Levine 2003;Myers and Ladd 2017;New 2011;Ohsfeldt and Gohmann 1994). After reviewing this literature, we conclude that results from these studies indicate that PI laws decreased abortions among minors and that an effect size of 15% is typical, although there is meaningful variation across studies.…”

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The Impact of Parental Involvement Laws on the Abortion Rate of Minors

2020

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In this article, we conduct a comprehensive analysis of the effect of parental involvement (PI) laws on the incidence of abortions to minors in the United States. We contribute to the extant literature in several ways. First, we explore differences in estimates of the effect of PI laws across time that may result from changes in contraception, the composition of pregnant minors, abortion access in nearby states, and differences in how these laws are enforced. We find that PI laws enacted before the mid-1990s are associated with a 15% to 20% reduction in abortions to minors, but PI laws enacted after this time are not associated with declines in abortions to minors. Second, we assess the role of out-of-state travel by minors and find that it is not a significant factor moderating the effect of PI laws. Third, we use a synthetic control approach to explore state-level heterogeneity in the effect of PI laws and find large differences in the effect of PI laws on abortions to minors by state that appear unrelated to the type of PI law or whether contiguous states have enacted PI laws. Finally, we show that estimates of the effect of PI laws using data from either the Centers for Disease Control or the Guttmacher Institute do not differ qualitatively once differences in the states and years available across these data are harmonized.

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The Impact of Parental Involvement Laws on the Abortion Rate of Minors

2020

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“…This time period was chosen for several reasons. Although abortion policy has been primarily decided at the state level (New 2011), during these years attention shifted to Washington. The agenda was set in February 2003 when Senator Santorum introduced the PBAB Act of 2003.…”

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Catholic Politicians and the Politics of Abortion Position Taking

Marchetti

O'Connell

2017

Politics and Religion

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Four decades after the Court's landmark decision inRoe v. Wade, the issue of abortion persists as a point of contention for elected officials. The Catholic Church has taken a leading role in the pro-life movement, putting many Catholic representatives in a difficult position as they can be cross-pressured by their party, their constituents, and their own beliefs. Given these pressures, how do Catholic legislators explain their positions on abortion? We address this question via an analysis of public statements about abortion made by Catholic representatives and senators in the 108thCongress. We examine which members comment on abortion and use automated text analysis to measure legislators' certainty and use of moral and religious terms when discussing abortion. Multivariate analysis shows that gender, ethnicity, and an interaction between a member's position on abortion and the number of Catholics in their constituency shape how Catholic legislators discuss abortion.

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“…In a recent article in this journal, Michael J. New (2011), using state abortion data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Guttmacher Institute (GI) over the period 1985–2005, analyzed the impact of three state antiabortion laws (Medicaid funding restrictions, parental involvement laws, and informed consent laws) on the incidence of abortion.…”

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A Critical Reexamination of the Effect of Antiabortion Legislation in the Post-Casey Era

Medoff

Dennis

2014

State Politics Policy Q.

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Michael J. New, in a recent article in this journal, argues that a major reason for the decline in the incidence of abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court's 1992 Casey decision was the increased number of antiabortion laws—parental involvement laws and informed consent laws—enacted at the state level. However, New's analysis contained critical data, measurement, methodological and estimation errors. This article details all the errors and then reexamines the effect of restrictive state abortion laws on the incidence of abortion over the period 1985–2005. The empirical results find little evidence that the decline in the number of abortions performed since the U.S. Supreme Court's 1992 Casey decision was due to the increase in the number of informed consent and parental involvement laws enacted.

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Analyzing the Effect of Anti-Abortion U.S. State Legislation in the Post-CaseyEra

Cited by 29 publications

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The Impact of Parental Involvement Laws on the Abortion Rate of Minors

The Impact of Parental Involvement Laws on the Abortion Rate of Minors

Catholic Politicians and the Politics of Abortion Position Taking

A Critical Reexamination of the Effect of Antiabortion Legislation in the Post-Casey Era

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