What Have Studies Shown to Be the Most Measurable Effect

question 24

Multiple Choice

What have studies shown to be the most measurable effect on women who were denied an abortion and went on to have a child?

• A)The majority of them gave up their child for adoption.
• B)They were more likely to fall into poverty than those women who had abortions.
• C)The majority of them became child abusers.
• D)They were more likely to have high self-esteem than those woman who had abortions.

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