This map depicts the states that will be most impacted by climate change and where women are most likely to lose their reproductive rights if the Supreme Court Strikes down Roe v. Wade.
The climate crisis is a prevailing challenge closely linked with reproductive injustice. Of all the states likely or certain to ban abortion if the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, a majority was graded “C” or below by Climate Central and ICF International for their climate change preparedness.
The intersection doesn’t stop here. The intensity of Hurricane Harvey–exacerbated by climate change–forced abortion clinics to close down. Texas’s anti-abortion legislation, coupled with storm-caused logistical and financial barriers, meant that many people went without essential care.
Communities of color, low-income communities, and Indigenous communities all face higher pollution, more serious health hazards, and less access to safe abortion than their white, middle- and upper-class counterparts.
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