SCOTUS recognized a woman’s right to bodily autonomy 50 years ago today with Roe v. Wade.
Last year, it overturned its landmark ruling, pushing the fight for those rights back half a century.
It’s been 7 months since the #Dobbs decision. This is how women have fared.🧵
Last year, it overturned its landmark ruling, pushing the fight for those rights back half a century.
It’s been 7 months since the #Dobbs decision. This is how women have fared.🧵
At least 13 states have banned or severely restricted abortions since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022.
Legal abortions dropped 95% in states with strict laws, especially affecting women of color who:
▪️have high abortion rates
▪️face many pregnancy-related deaths & health risks
Legal abortions dropped 95% in states with strict laws, especially affecting women of color who:
▪️have high abortion rates
▪️face many pregnancy-related deaths & health risks
Poverty and poor access to maternal care can kill up to 4x as many Black women as white women during childbirth/labor.
Limiting access to abortion disproportionately affects Black people, causing poverty rates to spike by up to 20%, per @blkwomenshealth.
Limiting access to abortion disproportionately affects Black people, causing poverty rates to spike by up to 20%, per @blkwomenshealth.
80%+ of clinics in states with strict bans stopped offering abortions, tripling travel times.
18 of every 1,000 Black women in TX had an abortion in 2019. Now, the state has closed the most clinics, forcing pregnant people to travel 6+ hours for care.
It used to be 15 minutes.
18 of every 1,000 Black women in TX had an abortion in 2019. Now, the state has closed the most clinics, forcing pregnant people to travel 6+ hours for care.
It used to be 15 minutes.
Abortion bans can force undocumented people to travel for care, leading to fears of deportation, says @KFF.
There are 1.6M undocumented people in Texas, which fully bans abortion. These bans can force migrants and asylum seekers to spend more on care and ~50% have no insurance.
There are 1.6M undocumented people in Texas, which fully bans abortion. These bans can force migrants and asylum seekers to spend more on care and ~50% have no insurance.
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