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    Jun 24, 2026

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    ‘Hysteria’ Podcast Discusses IWPR Analysis of Annual Costs of Abortion Restrictions

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    According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research analysis, the annual economic cost of state-level restrictions and the absence of federal protections adds more than $140 billion nationwide to earnings losses among women ages 15 to 44. The research also found that maternal deaths in abortion-restricted states are 62% higher than in states with access.

     

    And if you’ve been listening to Hysteria all along, you’ve heard us harp on this, endlessly, but it’s because the saga of trigger laws, and abortion restrictions, and mifepristone bans, and telehealth versus shield laws—it’s just endless.