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[sp332]

That would only explain part of the effect. It wouldn't explain why the number of abortions went up by 50%.

[manicdee → sp332]

- dolls stimulate maternal instinct (child “gets clucky”)

- child gets pregnant

Then

- parents find out, recommend terminating pregnancy

- friends find out, recommend terminating pregnancy

- doctor finds out, recommends terminating pregnancy (“you are not ready for this”)

- unpleasant side effects set in, child decides she is not ready to handle pregnancy, or

- reality sets in, child decides she is not ready to be a mother/wants to finish school

- boyfriend abandons her

Basically increasing the number of pregnancies will necessarily increase the number of abortions.

[ljf → sp332]

I can't find the study now, but I read previously that even filling in a questionare asking about tennagers sexual history (or lack of) increases the chance of those teenagers having children and abortions. I assume at that in some level this seeds the idea of sex and babies in a group that might have not had that thought, opportunity or imputus otherwise.

[Qwertystop → sp332]

Potentially, the subset of those girls who felt encouraged and then changed their minds.