Thanks to the state courts and legislature, as of May 1, abortion access in Florida is now more restricted than ever under the state’s near-total ban. The impact will resonate throughout the state, harming women and hurting the state economy.
Thanks to the state courts and legislature, as of May 1, abortion access in Florida is now more restricted than ever under the state’s near-total ban. The impact will resonate throughout the state, harming women and hurting the state economy.
Last month, the Florida Supreme Court turned back the clock on reproductive justice in a big way when it upheld the state’s six-week abortion ban. Despite the detrimental 15-week ban that has been in effect since the 2022 Dobbs decision, Florida has remained a southern destination for out-of-state patients seeking abortion care because laws in their home states were even more restrictive. Planned Parenthood clinics spent the last month accommodating as many appointments as possible before their legal ability to [...]
This is the third blog in a series detailing the panels and discussions that took place at the recent 2024 Care Conference hosted by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and American University’s Program on Gender Analysis in Economics (PGAE). There is general agreement that there is a crisis of care in the United States, but how do we measure the gaps between what is needed and what is available, and what revenue sources could close such gaps? These [...]
This is the second blog in a series detailing the panels and discussions that took place at the recent 2024 Care Conference hosted by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and American University’s Program on Gender Analysis in Economics (PGAE). Why is women’s retirement income substantially lower than men’s? Why does Medicaid fail to meet the care needs of so many Americans? How can government interventions help reduce the pressing care needs of an aging population? And how can caregivers be [...]
The impacts of the Black maternal health crisis in the United States are hitting home, both in the lives of Black women and their families and in the states in which they reside. Black women are about three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women. This disparity is driven by structural racism, which is deep-seated in reproductive health care and economic policies at all levels of government. Restrictive state laws governing bodily autonomy and [...]
“Listen to the whispers before they become screams.” That was the title of an article published in 2023 on Black maternal mortality in the United States. While the article is well done and chock-full of essential information, the title rings false. The whispers are screams. And they have been for centuries, growing louder with each passing decade of inaction. History and current trends prove this point and are part of a larger issue. This Black Maternal Health Week, it [...]
Yesterday marked the start of Black Maternal Health Week, a crucial time to lift up the voices and perspectives of Black mothers and birthing people amid a national crisis in Black maternal health. Among wealthy and “developed” nations, the US has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the world. Data show that Black women are around three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related issue than White non-Hispanic women. According to the Centers for Disease Control and [...]
