U.S. abortion curbs: Fearing business impact, companies speak out

Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
Nov 09, 2021

U.S. firms look set to face increasing scrutiny over their stance on abortion rights and whether employee healthcare plans are in step with social responsibility statements as abortion curbs are challenged in court, researchers and executives say.

A near-total ban on abortion in Texas and new restrictions on the procedure in other Republican-led states have prompted dozens of firms to wade into the highly charged debate – many speaking out publicly for the first time.

Continued: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/crime-pmn/u-s-abortion-curbs-fearing-business-impact-companies-speak-out

How abortion restrictions like Texas’ push pregnant people into poverty

A study of hundreds of pregnant women over a
decade found that 72 percent of those who were denied care ended up living in
poverty.

Chabeli Carrazana, Economy Reporter, 19^th
News

September 7, 2021

For the better part of a decade, Diana Greene Foster followed 1,000 women who
were seeking an abortion. One group received the care, and the other was denied
it: The pregnancies were too far along. As Foster watched Texas become the
first state to have a six-week abortion ban go into effect last week, she
thought of what she now knows are the myriad repercussions of that decision.

Foster’s study, one of the most comprehensive on the real-life consequences of
denied abortion access, showed that beyond the mental and physical health
outcomes, economic wellbeing also plummets when people can’t access abortion
care.

Continued: https://19thnews.org/2021/09/abortion-economy-poverty-texas-law/

USA – What Happens When We Ban Abortion?

What Happens When We Ban Abortion?
If the United States succeeds at revoking women’s rights to abortion, the social climate will be reminiscent of another country that made this attempt in the 1960s: Romania.

Wanida Lewis
Sep 25, 2019

The battle over women’s reproductive rights in the United States is not new. Since the Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, the lines have been drawn between pro-choice and pro-life advocates. These positions have been entrenched in US politics for decades, but have taken a sharp turn under the current Trump administration. Though data show that restricting abortion access hurts women in the workforce, the president has vigorously pursued regressive policies, contrary to his stated intentions to support economic growth for women.

In fact, these antiquated decisions will not only jeopardize the prosperity of women but also their health and safety, especially for low-income women and women of color. If the United States succeeds at revoking women’s right to abortion, the social climate will be reminiscent of another country that made this attempt in the 1960s: Romania.

Continued: https://www.fairobserver.com/region/north_america/womens-rights-abortion-health-trump-administration-us-news-17161/