Lori Szala: The Problem With Linking Abortion and Economics
“’Abortion rights are a key pillar of income equality,’ writes Ellen Shaffer at the Center for Policy Analysis. ‘Opposition to abortion rights is a key factor keeping women and kids in poverty.’ Another commentator asserts that lack of abortion access is ‘one of the biggest contributors to the gender wage gap.’ Activists see a lot of appeal in this argument, a way to bridge the gap between liberal women and economic populists. But it comes with enormous baggage.”