TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY • September 6, 2022
This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered back-to-back rulings ending the constitutional right to abortion in the United States and undercutting the federal government’s ability to regulate carbon pollution. These two issues, once considered distinct, actually overlap significantly in the lives of millions of Americans. If extremist state governments want to force people to give birth, why are they working against ensuring a viable future for the next generation? They’re violating people’s bodily autonomy not only with harsh abortion restrictions, but also by refusing to protect them from environmental threats. ~ Alyssa Garza is a Next Leader at the Institute for Policy Studies. Ennedith López is an IPS New Mexico Fellow