WMNF, June 2025
A new study finds that there’s an increase in intimate partner violence in parts of the country with a near-total ban on abortion. The study, published in the National Bureau of Economic Research, only echoes what abortion rights advocates say they would expect. The study found that abortion restrictions increased the rate of intimate partner violence by about 7 to 10 percent.
And Bilge Erten, economics professor at Northeastern University and co-author of the study, says things are particularly bad for women who are low-income and less educated. “For more vulnerable women, we see a particularly stark increase in their risk of experiencing both physical, sexual, and intimate partner violence,” Erten told WMNF.
