More "Unwanted" Babies Since Roe v. Wade

From the Wall Street Journal, it appears that since the ruling on Roe v. Wade, illegitimacy has risen dramatically.

Here's a section from the article titled "It's Not Enough to be 'Wanted'" by John R. Lott, Jr.:

...One often misunderstood fact: Legal abortions just didn't start with Roe, or even with the five states that liberalized abortion laws in 1969 and 1970. Prior to Roe, women could have abortions when their lives or health were endangered. Doctors in some states, such as Kansas, had very liberal interpretations of what constituted danger to health. Nevertheless, Roe did substantially increase abortions, more than doubling the rate per live birth in the five years from 1972 to 1977. But many other changes occurred at the same time:

• A sharp increase in pre-marital sex.

• A sharp rise in out-of-wedlock births.

• A drop in the number of children placed for adoption.

• A decline in marriages that occur after the woman is pregnant.

You can read the rest of the article HERE...