Race, Class, and the Contradiction of Contemporary Abortion Politics | Political Research Associates

As we mark the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, two facts about the current abortion patient population in the U.S. are especially striking. First, that patients are disproportionately poor, with half living below the official poverty line and another 25 percent classified as low income. And second, that these patients are also disproportionately women of color, as African American and Latina women together make up more than half of all abortion patients, despite comprising just 29 percent of the total U.S. population....
https://www.politicalresearch.org/2018/01/26/race-class-and-the-contradiction-of-contemporary-abortion-politics/