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Same goes for politics. Grant money available on partisan issues is quite the motivator too. I was doing research on a researcher and publisher at rutgers: https://gunviolenceresearchcenter.rutgers.edu/mike-anestis-p... and was surprised to learn how much funding him and his team has received. Literally millions, much more than small market research firms.

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pyuser5833y ago

I remember a thing a while back where Texas cut family planning funding. Around the same time maternal deaths skyrockets.

Tons of research, sponsored by pro-choice medical groups

Turns out the rise in maternal deaths preceded cuts in funding.

Speaking to my relatives in Texas, a bunch of ERs shut down around the same time - which could explain the deaths.

Abortion is a hit button issue - family planning is to a lesser degree.

But plain old ERs closing - that’s not political. Just a statistic.

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