This chapter discusses the impact of the Supreme Court decision on abortion access in different states, highlighting the increase in births in states that banned abortion. It explores the influence of overturning Roe v. Wade and the implementation of state abortion bans on birth rates, particularly in states with shorter distances to abortion clinics. The chapter also examines alternative methods of obtaining abortions and the overall impact of overturning Roe on access to abortion.
From the moment that Roe v. Wade was overturned, the question was just how much the change would reduce abortions across the United States. Now, more than a year later, the numbers are in.
Margot Sanger-Katz, who writes about health care for The Upshot, explains why the results are not what anyone had expected.
Guest: Margot Sanger-Katz, a domestic correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- The first estimate of births since Dobbs found that almost a quarter of women who would have gotten abortions in states that banned it carried their pregnancies to term.
- The first full-year census of U.S. abortion providers showed significant increases in abortion in states where it’s legal.
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