Using the Synthetic Control Method to Determine the Effect of Ultrasound Laws on State-Level Abortion Rates
The purpose of the present study is to determine if laws requiring ultrasounds prior to an abortion being performed have any effect on the demand for abortions. Using state-level data, a synthetic control model (SCM) and a fixed effects model, results of the present study suggest that ultrasound law...
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Springer New York LLC
2019
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