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The Right Thing Has a Real Cost: Abortion Politics and Social Welfare

May 16th, 2022 | 7 min read

By Matthew Loftus

This essay was originally published in 2015 at Canon and Culture, a project of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission under the title “The Right Thing Has a Real Cost”. I was unable to find it on Wayback Machine. I further developed my thoughts about a holistic approach to abortion in this essay from 2018, though I still agree with the substance of what I wrote here. Another new development is emerging evidence that child allowances do reduce abortion.

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Matthew Loftus

Matthew Loftus teaches and practices Family Medicine in Baltimore and East Africa. His work has been featured in Christianity Today, Comment, & First Things and he is a regular contributor for Christ and Pop Culture. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.MatthewAndMaggie.org