David Frum : People often neglect the economic reasons behind the choice to have an abortion . The most important reason is that it's a lot cheaper than having children, and you can get rid of them if they're not going to be useful in society or aren't worth raising. Frum : Abortion rates fell in 1990s economic boom . Women choose abortion for one overwhelming reason : economic insecurity . Germany , which has generous maternity benefits , has much lower abortion rate , he says .
David Frum : People often neglect the economic reasons behind the choice to have an abortion . The most important reason is that it's a lot cheaper than having children, and you can get rid of them if they're not going to be useful in society or aren't worth raising. Frum : Abortion rates fell in 1990s economic boom . Germany , which has generous maternity benefits , has much lower abortion rate , he says .