That may be true in practice, and at least if the decision were made immediately. But if that was the standard rule, society would adept, and more clinics would open and the process streamlined (and it would be a helluva lot easier to perform the early term one than later term ones). Eventually you'd have the same number of abortions being performed before the deadline as you do now.

It may actually INCREASE the number, since mothers that aren't sure may get one anyways rather than wait on their decision (and then decide to keep it).

In your example, the cannibal only can eat so much, so the restriction almost guarantees reduction. But I guess it's possible he could just pig out and eat x7 on Tuesday.

In the real world, we could have just as many abortions done with a 5week limit as we could a 24 week limit. There's nothing logically stopping it.

That may be true in practice, and at least if the decision were made immediately. But if that was the standard rule, society would adept, and more clinics would open and the process streamlined (and it would be a helluva lot easier to perform the early term one than later term ones). Eventually you'd have the same number of abortions being performed before the deadline as you do now.

It may actually INCREASE the number, since mothers that aren't sure may get one anyways rather than wait on their decision (and then decide to keep it).

In your example, the cannibal only can eat so much, so the restriction almost gauruntess reduction. But I guess it's possible he could just pig out and eat x7 on Tuesday.

In the real world, we could have just as many abortions done with a 5week limit as we could a 24 week limit. There's nothing logically stopping it.