Nearly one-third of low-income Asian women now live in states with limited abortion access

“Even prior to the fall of Roe, for communities of color, including the Asian American Pacific Islander community, the right to abortion never guaranteed access,” she said. “You think about a mother, somebody that works a low-wage job that doesn’t allow for paid leave, who may not have status and who may need to travel out of state. There’s a fear of criminalization, plus you add on a layer of stigma.”

All those hurdles create a chilling effect, experts say, and now, the consequences they will have on Asian women are becoming clearer.

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