Beyond abortion: A timeline of reproductive health care and the true impact on women and society
This is not just about personal choice; it is about national and economic stability and the future of public health Read more at Salon
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Why abortion referendums are also about the economy
Access to birth control lets women “plan for careers rather than jobs” Claudia Goldin last year became the first woman to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences as an individual, rather than as part of a team. She makes the sharpest case for how the ability to choose when to have children was … Read more
Abortion has huge financial consequences in a woman’s life — and in the economy
“We all understand — if we’re parents, or know anybody who’s a parent, or are paying any attention to parents — the ways in which having children impacts the economic lives of families,” says Caitlin Myers, an economist at Middlebury College. “For women in particular, it’s the single biggest economic decision most of them will … Read more
States with restrictive abortion laws will suffer long-term economic harm from forced childbirth
Dr. Catherine Birndorf, a reproductive psychiatrist and founder of The Motherhood Center of New York, states, “Whatever you believe about a woman’s right to have an abortion, the irrefutable medical fact is that forced pregnancy — when a woman or girl becomes pregnant without seeking or desiring it, and abortion is denied, hindered, delayed or … Read more