Wyoming lawmakers justify proposed partial abortion ban with pro-natalist arguments
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Updated · NPR · May 5
Wyoming lawmakers justify proposed partial abortion ban with pro-natalist arguments
9 articles · Updated · NPR · May 5
They argue tighter abortion restrictions would help reverse Wyoming's population decline by increasing births and retaining residents in the state.
Demographers and other critics say the loss of young people is driven more by economic conditions than abortion access, challenging lawmakers' rationale for the proposal.
The debate adds a population-growth argument to the state's abortion politics, linking reproductive policy to concerns about migration, workforce losses and Wyoming's long-term demographic future.
With its youth leaving for jobs, can an abortion ban solve Wyoming's economic exodus?
As abortion bans drive doctors away, who will care for the new families these laws aim to create?