Reversal of Roe v. Wade: Impact on Women Entrepreneurs

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SBA Isabella Casillas Guzman said that last week’s Supreme Court ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v Wade decision would “jeopardize the civil liberties of millions of women.”

One of the greatest impacts will be on women entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneurs and other self-employed individuals attain health insurance through Healthcare.gov and other insurance companies. Some insurance companies cover “reproductive services” but may not cover the costs of an abortion. According to statistics from April 2022, the average cost nationally for an abortion in the first trimester is $600 and in the second trimester, $900. 

Emotions and opinions are strong, with little common ground, as evidenced in Michigan.

Today in Global Small Business: Colossal Mistake to Overturn Roe v. Wade

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Colossal mistake:  Roe v. Wade overturned.  #womendecide #womenchoose
• Abortion decision means more anger and strife.
• Thousands protest end of constitutional right to abortion.
• Officials plan their next moves after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
• Quote of the week:  [Time] Editor’s Note: This story, originally published in 2018, explores Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s views on abortion rights and Struck v. Secretary of Defense—the case that the late Supreme Court Justice argued that she wished legalized abortion, instead of Roe v. Wade. On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to overturn Roe v. Wade.
• Huge setback on Roe v. Wade.

Roe v. Wade: Women Have a Right To Choose

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A woman has a right to choose.  I have a right to choose.  Simple is that.  Yet, the Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court and obtained by POLITICO.

“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” he [Alito] writes in the document, labeled as the “Opinion of the Court.” “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”

David Axelrod has it right:  "This is a wholesale withdrawal of a basic right."

Women deserve better.  We decide and no one else does. "Women's rights are human rights and human rights are women's rights," says Hillary Clinton.

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