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The economic case for abortion rights

Being able to access abortion is about all kinds of justice — economic justice included.

by Aubrey Hirsch
An illustration of a woman with a brown ponytail and gray sweatshirt holding a broken piggy bank in her hands.
An illustration of a woman with a brown ponytail and gray sweatshirt holding a broken piggy bank in her hands.
Illustrations by Aubrey Hirsch
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Aubrey Hirsch is a writer and illustrator in Berkeley, California. She most recently wrote about the many, many costs of breastfeeding for The Highlight.

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