The Year After a Denied Abortion
By Stacy Kranitz, special to ProPublica, and Kavitha Surana, February 15, 2024
Restrictive abortion laws have the greatest negative effect on disadvantaged women and their families. Not only can they not travel to another state for care, they also often find it challenging to navigate state and federal aid services, not to mention jobs and brushes with the law.
The linked story follows a couple for a year after the woman gave birth to a dangerous pregnancy she did not want. You might find yourself critical of the woman because of her bad choices that have led to a very precarious life. But be aware that she and millions in similar situations will have babies that often they don’t want, can’t afford, and are incapable of bringing up. And then it falls to society to deal with children throughout their lives.
Is this really what we want as a society? w/c
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