Anyone who doubts this can visit the twelve counties which allow prostitution in that cradle of chastity, Nevada. But Browne's snotty remarks suggest not only that disapproval and threat of punishment would fail to deter women from abortion, but that they would drive a lot of women who otherwise wouldn't have abortions to do so out of mere spite. The fact that these arguments even need to be debated is discouraging, because they are not only stupid, but deliberately so. It is against the Libertarians' nature to concern themselves with restraining the prevalence of activities which they believe to be private in the first place. Indications to the contrary are staged for the benefit of conservatives.
Conservatives are bumpkins.
Bumpkins mean well, and have traditionally been trusted allies of the intellectuals where simple issues, like Second Amendment rights, are concerned. That's why intellectuals can be forthright with bumpkins about gun control. When it comes to complex social issues, though, bumpkins still think simplistically and therefore are incapable of understanding why the intellectuals' positions are correct. Unfortunately, bumpkins are much more plentiful than intellectuals, so they must be persuaded to support the intellectuals' philosophy, if it is to prevail. Handily, many bumpkins eagerly want to be thought of as intellectuals.