▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Catholic ▁Conference , ▁pro - life ▁organizations , ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Women . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁another ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁family ▁caps ▁are ▁incon clus ive ▁regarding ▁redu ctions ▁of ▁out - of - wed lock ▁birth s , ▁abort ions , ▁or ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁w elf are ▁cas elo ads . ▁ ▁In ▁contrast , ▁a ▁study ▁in ▁Ark ansas ▁and ▁Arizona ▁found ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁significant ▁difference ▁in ▁birth ▁rates . ▁If ▁in ▁fact ▁these ▁policies ▁correlate ▁with ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁birth ▁rates , ▁the ▁question ▁remains ▁whether ▁they ▁are ▁caused ▁by ▁abort ions ▁or ▁increased ▁use ▁of ▁contra cept ives . ▁ ▁Child ▁pover ty ▁and ▁health ▁Crit ics ▁argue ▁that ▁the ▁child ▁ex clusion ▁policy ▁keeps ▁children ▁in ▁pover ty ▁by ▁den ying ▁them ▁the ▁critical ▁supports ▁they ▁need ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age ▁to ▁become ▁self - su fficient ▁in ▁ad ul th ood . ▁A ▁decrease ▁in ▁family ▁wealth ▁usually ▁leads ▁to ▁negative ▁effects ▁on ▁children . ▁ ▁Specifically , ▁family ▁caps ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁pover ty ▁rate ▁of ▁children ▁by ▁ 1 3 . 1 %. ▁Also , ▁critics ▁argue ▁that ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁child ▁ex clusion ▁exceed ▁the ▁sav ings . ▁Nation ally , ▁the ▁costs ▁associated ▁with ▁child ▁pover ty ▁total ▁about ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁billion ▁a ▁year , ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁ 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁G DP .