All of the restrictions that we see in states like Texas operate only against poor women, the people are far from the big cities and couldn't afford to take a day off from work. Restrictive abortion laws operate against poor women. And that's the sad story.
Ginsburg discusses how restrictive abortion laws disproportionately affect poor women.
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