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Report: Alabama loses $3 billion annually from abortion restrictions
Researchers tied the losses to reduced workforce participation and earnings, warning restrictive policies weighed most heavily on Black and Latina women.
Alabama Political Reporter
By Alex Jobin
Abortion restrictions implemented after the 2022 Dobbs decision cost the American economy more than $140 billion in lost earnings in 2025, including more than $3 billion in Alabama alone, according to a new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.
The analysis, which draws on three years of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly Current Population Survey, found that abortion restrictions have significantly reduced women’s labor force participation and earnings potential in Alabama and across the country.
“Abortion restrictions are a reproductive justice and human rights issue that imposes deep, sustained economic harm year after year, with women—especially Black and Latina women—bearing the greatest burden,” the authors wrote. “As the labor market continues to slow, policies that increasingly force women onto unstable ground ultimately weaken the entire economy.”
“Those losses—amounting to billions of dollars—could otherwise support what families actually need: affordable health care, caregiving, higher wages, business growth, and new jobs that strengthen local communities and state economies,” they continued.