The high price of America's anti-abortion laws

A still from Context video 'The high price of America's anti-abortion laws', February 10, 2022. Thomson Reuters Foundation

For many women seeking an abortion, financial considerations also weigh heavily.

But women across the United States are facing more obstacles when making such decisions as Republican-led states, including Texas, pass new laws restricting abortion access.

Such measures bring economic hardships for many women and have wider financial implications that are too often opaqued by the deep ideological and religious divide on the issue.

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