I dispute that a few persons experiencing consequences has any affect on the reality of the situation. It's illegal to drive over the speed limit. People gwt tickets and sometimes go to jail. That stops absolutely nobody from driving over the speed limit. Reality did not change because the consensus that speed limits are too low did not change. Even people who suffered consequences went out and speeded, or drank, or shoplifted to feed their kids, or bought drugs, or whatever, the next day. If they were determined to get an abortion they got one. No reality changed. Again, you are wanting laws to make some objective difference about "truth" when they absolutely dont.