This is what it’s like to have employer support for abortion care

On the latest episode of The New Way We Work, we hear from Emma Hernandez about her experience accessing abortion care at two different points in her life: with and without employer support. Access to safe and legal abortion over the last five decades has had a tremendous impact on women. Women’s labor force participation went from about 43% in 1970 to 58% in 2019. It’s an issue that impacts labor force participation and career opportunity, as well as the health of the economy. As we reported in our recent package, The Business Case for Abortion Access, state-level abortion restrictions also reportedly already cost the U.S. economy about $105 billion each year, due to women leaving the workforce, reducing overall earnings, and increasing turnover. That will increase exponentially as more bans and restrictions go into place.