Why Abortion Is A Civil Rights Issue for Black Voters

This piece reviews the relationship between abortion access and civil rights both statistically and qualitatively. It forms a quick, well-referenced summary of why and in what ways abortion policy is related to other racial and economic justice issues that may motivate Black voters in this year’s (2022) election. Although any voting bloc is neither a monolith nor filled with single-issue voters, “Black voters becoming more liberal on abortion — even if they’re not naming it as their top policy issue.”