Want to have fewer abortions? Legalize them

In the Netherlands, any woman can legally have a safe abortion until 24 weeks after conception when needed. What constitutes a need is not clearly defined, which allows women, their doctors and the courts to interpret this law liberally. The result? One of the lowest abortion rates in the world.

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This April, Adora Perez stepped out of the Kings County Jail, a free woman for the first time…