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Brad Greenwood, Professor, George Mason University

Abortion restrictions harm mental health, with low-income women hardest hit

Abortion-rights supporters line up at a busy intersection in Scottsdale, Ariz. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

People living in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which returned regulation of abortion access to state legislatures, are more likely to report elevated levels of mental distress. This is particularly true for people of lower socioeconomic means.

These are the key takeaways of our July 2024 paper published in Science Advances.

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