Abortion bans linked to people moving out of state, study says
- Tens of thousands of young people have left states with near-total abortion bans since the 2022 fall of Roe v. Wade, losing 36,000 people per quarter according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
- Single-Person households were more likely to move out of states with abortion bans, reflecting a trend that began after Roe's overturn.
- States with perceived abortion-hostile policies, like Florida and Georgia, also experienced population loss, impacting their economic trajectory.
- The research indicates that reproductive rights policies significantly influence where people choose to live, affecting the availability of workers in key industries.
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Abortion bans seem to be driving young people to move out of state
Getty Images. This story was originally published by The 19th. Tens of thousands of young people — single people, in particular — have left states with near-total abortion bans. A new paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit economic research organization, estimated population changes by analyzing address-change data collected by the United States Postal Service. It found that since the 2022 fall of Roe v. Wade, the states …


States that ban abortion are losing residents, new study finds
Across Idaho and 12 other states that quickly enacted abortion bans over two years ago, more than 36,000 residents move away per quarter, a new study estimates.
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