To the Editor:
I am puzzled that the experts are baffled. As shown by the authors of “Freakonomics,” the majority of the reduction in crime over the last decade and a half can be attributed to the legalization of abortion, first in certain states, then in the entire nation. Obviously, unwanted children are more prone to crime, probably because they are not raised with sufficient caring.
The authors pointed out that a lag of 20 years is expected because criminality peaks for individuals in their 20s.
This fact should be considered by those who for ideological or religious reasons want to block women from terminating unwanted pregnancies.
SANFORD LACKS
Brookhaven, N.Y., May 25, 2011
Note from KBJ: Let me get this straight. We should kill babies so they don't grow up to be criminals?
Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D. 