Can someone explain the benefits of outlawing abortion?

In the 49 years Roe v. Wade was in place, the crime rate in the U.S. plummeted, the overall standard of living went up, more people were educated, technology advanced, and women and minorities enjoyed greater equality. The U.S. also became the sole superpower. You can argue that none of these were related to abortion, but that suggests abortion has no effect on anything. Some of the negative outcomes of outlawing abortion could be:

Increase in the maternal death rate for women who needed abortions for their own health-related reasons
Increase in the infant death rate for children with genetic defects who otherwise would have been aborted
increase in abandoned children and "dumpster babies"
Increase in poverty and child abuse of unwanted children
Growth of a black market in abortion, from "back alley" clinics, drug dealers selling abortion pills, and legitimate doctors performing abortions for their patients
Lower birth rates as more women opt for sterilization out of fear that they won't be able to have an abortion if they need one

So what are the benefits? I'm not looking for abstract platitudes like "increased respect for life" or other vague pronouncements. Abortion is illegal in Guatemala, but I wouldn't point to that country as one where life is respected. I'm asking for specific, concrete benefits. This may be difficult as countries where abortion is illegal tend to have less individual liberty and prosperity than countries where it's legal or at least easily accessible (for example, abortion is illegal in Malta, but Maltese women have an abortion rate similar to other EU countries because they simply go to Italy for their abortions).

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missyann · 56-60

I hate using links to try to prove one way or another why are you think your position is right because these come from whichever side you’re on. Webs don’t use conservative links, and vice a versa But this one is the best one I found to explicitly explain my position concerning recent events surrounding the abortion debate that I had not actually read from this perspective

https://www.rehumanizeinal.org>pro life~provider~insight

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@missyann

I hate using links to try to prove one way or another why are you think your position is right because these come from whichever side you’re on.

Sounds like an excuse to me. You can find articles that are neutral in tone about the subject If you look hard enough.

missyann · 56-60

@LordShadowfire I’ll take your word on this. I usually just try to use facts that are known to be true like science

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@missyann No. You don't. You reject things that are true. Just the other day, I proved to you that women who suffer miscarriages are being investigated by police in states where you've gotten your wish, and you were so desperate to find a way to deny it that you changed the subject.

LeopoldBloom · M

@missyann Nobody is saying that all women who need abortions to save their own life are being denied. I'm sure most of them receive the care they need. But the fact remains that the vagueness of the new laws in some states are creating a dangerous situation. Obviously, none of the women in this lawsuit died, but it's only a matter of time.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/group-of-women-sue-texas-over-abortion-laws-narrow-medical-exemptions

It's only a matter of time until a case goes viral in the US like the Savita Halappanavar case did in Ireland, and when that happens, the pro-life position will be completely discredited. That case, along with the waning influence of the Catholic Church due to the child sexual abuse scandals and the Magdalene Laundries, is responsible for voters in Ireland changing the constitution to legalize abortion. A bad enough case in the US could very well result in a constitutional amendment. Future historians will ironically mark the Dobbs decision as the beginning of the end of the pro-life movement.