Look No Further Than New York In The ’70s For Glimpse Of Abortion Rights’ Future
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, the decision on whether abortion is legal will rest with the states. This could create a rush of women to the states where the procedure is available, similar to what New York saw in the 1970s.
The Washington Post:
What Abortion Could Look Like In America Under Donald Trump
If Donald Trump’s Supreme Court of the future moves to overturn Roe v. Wade, access to legal abortion in the United States wouldn’t vanish. But it would likely become staggeringly unequal — an option only for women who happen to live in a liberal state or have the money to travel to one. For a glimpse of this possible fate, look to the recent past. In 1970, New York became the first state to allow any woman to end a pregnancy without proving she’d been raped or that her health would fail if gestation continued. “Women flocked there,” said Katha Pollitt, author of Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights. “But low-income women, disproportionately women of color, were trapped in anti-abortion states.” (Paquette and Soffen, 11/15)
Reuters:
Thousands Donate To Planned Parenthood In Name Of Anti-Abortion U.S. Vice President-Elect
Thousands of people have made donations to Planned Parenthood in the name of Vice President-elect Mike Pence, an abortion opponent, so that he will receive official acknowledgements from the women's health care provider, the group said on Tuesday. The idea of making donations in Pence's name arose and spread on social media as a protest after Republican Donald Trump won his bid for the U.S. presidency in a surprise victory last week. (Malo, 11/15)
Seattle Times:
Trump’s Election Has Northwest Women Worried About Health Care, Birth Control
“GET AN IUD TOMORROW.” That’s what Erin Gloria Ryan, the senior editor at The Daily Beast, posted on Twitter at 8:53 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 8. Her tweet, which was retweeted more than a thousand times, was among the first calls to action for American women of reproductive age, and Seattle-area women appear to be among those listening. The next day, the Planned Parenthood call center that handles 28 health centers, including the ones in Seattle, fielded 200 more calls than usual. (Clarridge, 11/15)
