The Abortion Desert in the US South Hurts Black Women the Most | app
In the weeks following the cancellation of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court, an abortion wasteland has exploded in the American South, where bans hit black women the hardest.
Nationwide, black patients have an abortion rate about four times higher than their white counterparts, in part due to lower contraceptive use that results in higher rates of unintended pregnancies. In states that quickly adopted restrictions, black women make up a much larger proportion of abortion seekers than in places where abortion remains legal.
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