 Reactance, rationalization, and women's rights for safe abortion: Evidence from Roe vs. Wade's overturnGhina Abdul Baki, Louis-Philippe Beland, Myra Yazbeck and Aline Zayat Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2025, vol. 233, issue C Abstract: This study explores the societal response to the overturning of Roe vs. Wade and its potential impact on abortion rights. We use data from Google Trends and Twitter engagement to comprehensively analyze public responses. Analysis of Google search trends and Twitter activity reveals a significant surge in public interest and concerns immediately following the news of the overturn. The findings demonstrate a clear polarization of sentiments, with expressions of both pro-choice and pro-life perspectives. Additionally, a heterogeneity analysis indicates that reactions vary among states, with states hostile to abortion rights exhibiting heightened negative sentiment. Overall, our findings highlight an intense but short-lived public reaction to the ongoing debate surrounding abortion rights, which may have broader social implications. Keywords: Roe vs. Wade; Abortion rights; Public reaction; Google trends; Twitter sentiment analysis; Reproductive rights; Supreme Court; Public sentiment; Personal freedoms (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:jeborg:v:233:y:2025:i:c:s0167268125000769 DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2025.106956 Access Statistics for this article Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization is currently edited by Houser, D. and Puzzello, D. More articles in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization from Elsevier |
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