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'Natural experiment' in Texas shows property crime went up when abortion access fell

By Olivia Aldridge
Published September 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM CDT

A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds property crime went up in Texas after a 2013 law closed half the state's clinics that provide abortion.

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