How Abortion Bans Will Affect Women of Color and Why Women Might Relocate to a Different State

Fifty years of abortion rights ended on Friday when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 decision. Many women and women’s rights supporters have taken to social media and in-person protests in outrage of the decision, which could potentially lead to the Supreme Court next overturning same-sex marriage and access to contraceptives. 

As reported by USA Today in May when the draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked, health experts and policy experts have said people of color and other people from marginalized, low-income communities will be the most affected by abortion bans and restrictions. 

According to data from the Pew Research Center, more than half (56%) of the Black population in the U.S. lives in southern states, where women of color, including Hispanic women, make up a significant proportion of that number. 

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