"They were primarily interested in what happened to the mental health of women ages 18 to 45—a window they defined as childbearing age—after the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion in June 2022. They zoomed in on women who lived in 13 states with so-called 'trigger laws,' or preemptive abortion bans designed to snap into effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
From June 2022 through the end of the year, these women had larger increases in depression and anxiety symptoms than those in the 37 other states. 'The pattern is abundantly clear,' says Jennifer Payne, professor and vice chair of research in the University of Virginia’s department of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences, who was not involved with the study. The finding reinforces that the Supreme Court’s decision 'was a shock,' she says. 'This is not something that most women were expecting.'”
~ Hailey Weiss
"Abortion Restrictions Hurt Women's Mental Health"
https://time.com/6588761/abortion-restrictions-hurt-mental-health/
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