by Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror
October 9, 2024
Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban is projected to cost the state billions every year, with women forced out of the labor market as a result of inadequate reproductive health care, a new report says.
An analysis from the Grand Canyon Institute, a non-partisan think tank, warns that the economic hit to Arizona could be as high as $3.4 billion annually. The report, which relies on a July study from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, notes that current restrictions around abortion access will lead to steep workforce losses.
Among Arizona women between the ages of 15 and 44, participation in the labor market is expected to fall by 1% every year that abortion is restricted. For individual women and their families, that translates to a loss of $9,564 in annual income.
