A new study published in Contemporary Economic Policy indicates that women of childbearing age in states with abortion bans reported heightened anxiety levels following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Notably, these women, especially those with young children, experienced increased anxiety compared to older women in similar states and younger women in states without such bans, highlighting a troubling emotional response linked to reproductive rights restrictions.
The findings also reveal that younger men, particularly white men and those without children, have reported decreased anxiety levels in states where abortion became illegal. This trend coincides with a significant political inclination observed among white Gen Z men, many of whom supported Trump and opposed measures in recent state ballots that aimed to protect women's rights to choose, indicating a growing divide in emotional responses to reproductive rights between genders.
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