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Abortion bans linked to people moving out of state, study says

Tens of thousands of young people have left states with near-total abortion bans since the 2022 fall of Roe v. Wade, losing 36,000 people per quarter according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Single-Person households were more likely to move out of states with abortion bans, reflecting a trend that began after Roe's overturn.
States with perceived abortion-hostile policies, like Florida and Georgia, also experienced population loss, impacting their economic trajectory.
The research indicates that reproductive rights policies significantly influence where people choose to live, affecting the availability of workers in key industries.

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alabamareflector.com

Abortion bans seem to be driving young people to move out of state • Alabama Reflector

A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research estimates that 13 states with near-total abortion bans appear to have lost 36,000 people per quarter. Single-person households, which typically skew younger, were more likely to move out of states with bans. (Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom) This story was originally published by The 19th. Sign up for their newsletters. Tens of thousands of young people — single people, in particular — have…

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Ohio Capital Journal

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Abortion bans seem to be driving young people to move out of state

Getty Images. This story was originally published by The 19th. Tens of thousands of young people — single people, in particular — have left states with near-total abortion bans. A new paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit economic research organization, estimated population changes by analyzing address-change data collected by the United States Postal Service. It found that since the 2022 fall of Roe v. Wade, the states …

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nber.org

Are People Fleeing States with Abortion Bans?

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

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LifeSiteNews

Americans are increasingly moving to states that reflect their beliefs on abortion, gender

The fall of Roe v. Wade has accelerated the trend of people choosing to move around likeminded neighbors. There are some issues – such as the destruction and mutilation of children – upon which Americans simply cannot agree to disagree.

States that ban abortion are losing residents, new study finds

Across Idaho and 12 other states that quickly enacted abortion bans over two years ago, more than 36,000 residents move away per quarter, a new study estimates.

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Jezebel

New Research Shows People Are Moving Out of Abortion-Banned States

In the 2.5 years since the Supreme Court struck down a federal right to abortion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health ruling, research has shown that state abortion bans are impacting where young people are choosing to go to college, and where doctors and medical students are open to practicing medicine. Throughout 2023—the first full year after Dobbs—171,300 patients had to travel out-of-state to receive in-clinic abortions. Now, a new analy…

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