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 Cue the GOPs next step, mandatory pregnancy a la Handmaids Tale: The End of Roe Is Having a Chilling Effect on Pregnancy

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/09/13/dobbs-pregnancy-maternal-health-00115561 
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"The consistency between red and blue states suggests that the statistics on maternal mortality and the stories and struggles of women navigating the new normal on abortion access have penetrated the psyche of young people everywhere. The Dobbs decision, it seems, has fundamentally altered how people feel about having families and the calculus for getting pregnant." 
 @30ce86c6 The world just doesn't seem like a safe place to bring children into. That influences pregnancy rate too. 
 @30ce86c6 which is why their next step will be limiting access to contraception.