“Abortion rights are economic rights, and this decision means the loss of economic security, independence, and mobility for abortion seekers,” Heidi Shierholz, president of the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, said in a statement on Friday.
New York Times
July 1, 2022
“Abortion rights are economic rights, and this decision means the loss of economic security, independence, and mobility for abortion seekers. Low- and middle-income people, especially Black and Brown women, will bear the brunt of the impact,” Heidi Shierholz, the president of the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, said Friday.
MarketWatch
July 1, 2022
“This decision will cause immediate economic pain in 26 states where abortion bans are most likely and where people already face lower wages, less worker power, and limited access to health care,” said Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, in a statement released Friday. “The fall of Roe will be an additional economic barricade.”
CNN Business
July 1, 2022
“Abortion rights are economic rights,” said Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute. “This decision means the loss of economic security, independence, and mobility for abortion seekers,” she said, which will impact women of color the most.
Reuters
July 1, 2022
“This decision will cause immediate economic pain in 26 states where abortion bans are most likely and where people already face lower wages, less worker power and limited access to health care. The fall of Roe will be an additional economic barricade,” Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute, said in a statement.
- “Abortion rights are economic rights, and this decision means the loss of economic security, independence, and mobility for abortion seekers. Low- and middle-income people, especially Black and Brown women, will bear the brunt of the impact.”
Axios
July 1, 2022
Politico Women Rule virtual discussion on what’s ahead for women and the U.S. economy Tuesday … Economic Policy Institute virtual discussion on the “The Economics of Abortion” Tuesday
Politico Morning Money
July 1, 2022
The Economic Policy Institute called the decision “devastating” for the nation.
Those who are denied an abortion are more likely to experience financial distress for years afterward and more likely to be in poverty, according to the EPI.
It’s impacts like this that are pushing many people to continue protesting across the nation.
WGCL-TV (CBS Atlanta)
July 1, 2022
That used to be a very common question in the U.S., as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports there were 470 major work stoppages in 1952. By 1980, that number had dropped to 187. There were just 16 major strikes last year, which was double the amount in 2020. Think tanks like the Economic Policy Institute argue there were many more work stoppages at smaller companies last year that the Labor Department didn’t monitor.
WUWM
June 24, 2022
Robert Scott, Senior Economist and Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Research at the Economic Policy Institute, offers a closer look at the Defense Production Act and its potential to spur the development of a robust solar supply chain in the U.S. Scott examines the policies and trade dynamics that led to China’s dominance in the global solar supply chain, and how the DPA and related trade and industrial policies might create the foundation for a competitive domestic solar manufacturing industry.
Energy Policy Now
June 24, 2022