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Abortion bans force U.S. students to rethink college plans
July 11, 2022
7:40 AM EDT
Last Updated an hour ago
Abortion bans force U.S. students to rethink college plans
By Sharon Bernstein and Rose Horowitch
4 minute read
July 11 (Reuters) -
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The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in June to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide has some students rethinking their higher education plans as states rush to ban or curtail abortion, according to interviews with 20 students and college advisers across the country.
While it has long been the case that some students hesitated to attend schools in places with different political leanings than their own, recent moves by conservative states on issues such as abortion and LGBTQ+ rights have deepened the country's polarization.
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Several students raised similar concerns about attending college in North Carolina after the state in 2016 passed a law restricting which bathrooms transgender people could use, said counselor Jayson Weingarten of New York-based Ivy Coach. ... But he said many still chose to attend Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ... Admissions statistics from UNC show the number of applicants increased by 14% between 2016 and 2017 despite individual students' unease.
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Reporting by Sharon Bernstein in Sacramento, California and Rose Horowitch in Washington; Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Aurora Ellis
7:40 AM EDT
Last Updated an hour ago
Abortion bans force U.S. students to rethink college plans
By Sharon Bernstein and Rose Horowitch
4 minute read
July 11 (Reuters) -
{snip}
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in June to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide has some students rethinking their higher education plans as states rush to ban or curtail abortion, according to interviews with 20 students and college advisers across the country.
While it has long been the case that some students hesitated to attend schools in places with different political leanings than their own, recent moves by conservative states on issues such as abortion and LGBTQ+ rights have deepened the country's polarization.
{snip}
Several students raised similar concerns about attending college in North Carolina after the state in 2016 passed a law restricting which bathrooms transgender people could use, said counselor Jayson Weingarten of New York-based Ivy Coach. ... But he said many still chose to attend Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ... Admissions statistics from UNC show the number of applicants increased by 14% between 2016 and 2017 despite individual students' unease.
{snip}
Reporting by Sharon Bernstein in Sacramento, California and Rose Horowitch in Washington; Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Aurora Ellis