The economic effects of being denied an abortion

The Indicator from Planet Money

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🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

What are the economic consequences of being denied an abortion? In a recent study, an economist looked for the answer in a pile of credit data. And the results surprised even her.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Adrian here with a PSA.
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0:15.9	That means you've got a little more time to work on that cover letter and resume, procrastinate,
0:20.7	and grab a snack.
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0:34.6	About a decade ago, Cynthia Gutierez was in college, except she was having trouble focusing
0:48.3	on school.
0:49.3	She says she was in a toxic relationship with struggling with substance use.
0:54.4	And so she decided to take a break.
0:56.5	Move off campus.
0:57.5	I had to quickly figure out where am I going to live.
1:00.8	I was basically couch surfing after I had declared that I was leaving the university,
1:07.1	was trying to leave this relationship.
1:09.8	And throughout that whole month of chaos is when I found out I was pregnant.
1:16.0	I was not in the financial place to take care of a child, to take care of myself at that
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