I'm not aware of too many crticisms of Freakonomics and its generally well regarded, but this particular claim has not stood up to scrutiny. Heres some reading if youre interested:
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.600.6558
Abortion: Your body, your choice? Or is it the child's body that you are choosing for?
I'm not aware of too many crticisms of Freakonomics and its generally well regarded, but this particular claim has not stood up to scrutiny. Heres some reading if youre interested:
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.600.6558