Steenaire/Flickr Approximately 5.1 million Latinas - 46% of the Latina population between the ages of 18 and 44 - reside in the 29 states that restrict the reproductive rights of women.
Steenaire/Flickr Approximately 5.1 million Latinas - 46% of the Latina population between the ages of 18 and 44 - reside in the 29 states that restrict the reproductive rights of women. The U.S. states with the highest growth rates of Latinas of childbearing age in recent years are also states that have abortion restrictions. In each of the 29 states with abortion restrictions, Latinas are far more likely to be of childbearing age than non-Hispanic white women. The potentially harmful impacts of the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling are likely to disproportionately affect the Latina population. Nearly half of childbearing-age Latinas in the U.S. currently live in states that ban or restrict abortions, UCLA researchers report, and the percentage of Latinas of childbearing age in each of those states is significantly higher than among their white counterparts. The findings, from a study released today by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute, highlight the challenging post-Dobbs v. Jackson reality for Latinas, who as a group already face heightened barriers in accessing health care and now face an increased risk of unwanted pregnancies and maternal mortality. "Abortion bans have an outsized impact on our community, threatening the health and well-being of Latinas," said Sonja Diaz, founding director of the institute.
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