One built-in 'feature' of the American Taliban's ban on abortion. . .

[CousinIT]

One built-in 'feature' of the American Taliban's ban on abortion:
"Bodily autonomy interacts with self-determination across society, including the economy. When workers of any gender don’t have a voice or control over their lives, they are disempowered in the labor market, too."

. . .The link between bodily autonomy and economic opportunity is likely intuitive to anyone who can get pregnant. In the 49 years that women have had a legal right to an abortion, they have had greater assurance and control over when and whether to start a family, allowing them to better share in economic growth. This is because planning one’s family shapes one’s deployment of their skills and interests, and research shows how abortion access expansion in the 1970s was directly linked to increased educational attainment, greater labor force participation, and higher earnings.

Conversely, state restrictions on abortion since Roe have limited the ability of people to make decisions about childbearing. My own research has looked at how targeted restrictions of abortion providers, known as TRAP laws, had the inverse effect on women’s career paths. In states with TRAP laws, women are less likely to go into higher-paying occupations year over year, even when controlling for other factors such as education and local economic conditions. Not being able to switch jobs is not only bad for workers and their families, but also businesses and the greater economy: A lack of dynamism can potentially reduce overall economic productivity when there is a misallocation of talent.

The leaked opinion tried to argue that abortion access has been detrimental to Black communities. In addition to removing Black women’s agency, this claim ignores that research shows the opposite.

On top of this, in a labor market marred by racial and gender discrimination, bodily autonomy is an especially relevant economic issue for women of color. The leaked opinion tried to argue that abortion access has been detrimental to Black communities. In addition to removing Black women’s agency, this claim ignores that research shows the opposite: bodily autonomy is even more critical for Black women and other women of color. For example, economists Kelly Jones and Marya Pineda-Torres found that living in a TRAP law state prior to age 18 reduced the likelihood that Black women were able to start and finish a college degree, inevitably limiting opportunities for economic security.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/how-supreme-court-s-abortion-ruling-will-hurt-economy-n1296341?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. There's absolutely no need to compare anything to sharia law or the Taliban or whatever to make the

point. It's shitty and racist. U.S. policies are oppressive Christian garbage on their own.

[2naSalit]

2. K&R!!

[roamer65]

3. Let the exodus to legal states begin!

New England states, NY, CA, IL, MI, WA, OR, NV, MN, KS…

[Irish_Dem]

4. Women will face lower education, poor pay, loss of job opportunities. Children raised in poverty.

Women are going to take a very big hit in many ways.

[CottonBear]

5. Without bodily autonomy, women are slaves. NT