The Economic Consequences of Being Denied an Abortion

Sarah Miller, Laura Wherry and Diana Greene Foster

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2023, vol. 15, issue 1, 394-437

Abstract: This paper evaluates the financial and economic consequences of being denied an abortion. We link credit report data to the Turnaway Study, which collected high-quality, longitudinal data on women receiving or being denied a wanted abortion in the United States. We compare financial outcomes over a ten-year period for women who had pregnancies just above and below a gestational age limit allowing for a wanted abortion. Outcomes evolved similarly for the two groups prior to the abortion encounter. Following the encounter, women who were denied an abortion experience a large increase in financial distress that remains for several years.

JEL-codes: G51 I18 J13 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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