I keep hearing claims that the overall number of abortions tends to decrease during Democrat presidencies and increase during Republican ones. Makes sense to me, given the differences in “pro-family” policies. But what are the best statistics, studies, etc. to look at here? Looking for references.
@joshuapsteele I'm pretty sure this is false, only because it was common knowledge during the Obama presidency that abortions had declined almost annually for a couple of decades. I don't have a reference, but I have read that they rose immediately following the Roe repeal, which would imply an uptick under at least one Republican president.
@joshuapsteele The Guttmacher institute is often cited on both sides of the debate. Here's a general information sheet that they give. It seems to show a decline until a couple of years ago: www.guttmacher.org/fact-shee...