LAND OF THE FREE NO MORE –
July 13, 2022 – A new poll conducted by Generation Lab and Axios found that 50 percent of young people felt upset after the ruling came out. Forty-one percent felt mad, and 32 percent felt hopeless.
Twenty-five percent said a state’s abortion law would “not at all” influence their decision to live there. More than a dozen states had abortion trigger laws in place — which took effect immediately or with quick state action following the fall of Roe — banning or severely restricting abortion access. More than half of all female respondents indicated they would alter their sex or birth control behaviors if their state bans abortion. Thirty-seven percent said their use of birth control medication would change while 32 percent said they would change how frequently they have sex.
Twenty-nine percent said they would alter how they chose sexual partners and their condom use.
Fewer men reported they would plan to change their habits, with 48 percent saying they would not alter any behaviors if the state they live in bans abortions — but 38 percent said they would alter condom use.
