Following Roe, abortion services have been increasingly utilized by low-income women of color. ­Additionally, this same area already has troubling trends with respect to access to healthcare and maternal death[4]. With a 6 to 3 Supreme Court, almost entirely insulated from the effects of public opinion, this opinion is quite concerning for those interested in abortion rights. But that conversation should not completely background the racial disparities that will result from this ruling. Because to be clear, this ruling would disproportionately affect diverse, working-class women of color in the Black Belt of the American south.

Source: New York Times August 06, 2022 20:20 UTC