How child poverty could increase without the protections of Roe v. Wade
“More women may be forced to carry pregnancies now that the constitutional right to abortion access has been overturned. That could lead to an increase in child poverty across the country as families could struggle to cover basic living expenses.
Research has indicated that women denied a wanted abortion end up facing serious consequences to their health and wellbeing and are four times more likely to live below the federal poverty level. Mothers denied an abortion reported insufficient money to pay for basic needs like food, housing and transportation.”