Workers worried about the criminalization of abortion in certain states say they’re willing to move elsewhere, but it’s easier said than done.
More than two in five working adults who say they’re concerned about losing abortion options for themselves or a family member are open to relocate to another state if they could keep their current job and pay. That’s according to a Morning Consult survey of more than 4,400 respondents conducted for Bloomberg News. That said, an equal amount noted the process would be difficult, even if they held onto their job.
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, so-called haven states have been preparing for an influx of people from around two dozen states where abortion is set to be criminalized or highly restricted. Yet a broad and more permanent migration has yet to materialize, with a majority of workers noting a lack of expanded employer benefits for abortion-related costs. And with consumer prices soaring at the fastest pace in four decades, relocation is a costly prospect.
