Morning Jolt: Why Post-Roe Abortion Rates Might Not Change Right Away

On the menu today: As momentous as the overturning of Roe v. Wade is, the number of abortions in America may not decline all that quickly in its wake; numerous Democrats, fresh off arguing that Trump fans who claim that Biden isn't a legitimate president threaten the entire country, now contend that the Supreme Court is no longer a legitimate institution; and some grim new economic news came in on Friday that no one noticed.

The Landscape after Dobbs

Saying this won't be very popular, but I think what may surprise people in the coming weeks and months is how little will change surrounding abortion. Blue states aren't going to be restricting abortion at all, and in fact their governors say they intend to use taxpayer dollars to cover the costs for women traveling from other states to get an abortion. Fourteen states have “trigger laws” that have already banned or will soon ban all or most abortions — Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming. (Wisconsin has a ban dating to the 19th century that its Democratic governor ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 27 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY June 27 2022 Why Post-Roe Abortion Rates Might Not Change Right Away On the menu today: As momentous as the overturning of Roe v. Wade is, the number of abortions in America may not decline all that quickly in its wake; numerous Democrats, fresh off arguing that Trump fans who claim that Biden isn't a legitimate president threaten the entire country, now contend that the Supreme Court is no longer a legitimate institution; and some grim new economic news came in on Friday that no one noticed. The Landscape after Dobbs Saying this won't be very popular, but I think what may surprise people in the coming weeks and months is how little will change surrounding abortion. Blue states aren't going to be restricting abortion at all, and in fact their governors say they intend to use taxpayer dollars to cover the costs for women traveling from other states to get an abortion. Fourteen states have “trigger laws” that have already banned or will soon ban all or most abortions — Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming. (Wisconsin has a ban dating to the 19th century that its Democratic governor ...   READ MORE

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