“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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