Bongolian<p>Judith Levine: <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> wanted fewer abortions and more births. They are getting the opposite. The rate of voluntary sterilization among young women jumped abruptly after <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Dobbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dobbs</span></a>, and there’s no reason to believe it will drop off</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/17/republicans-abortions-dobbs-births" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jul/17/republicans-abortions-dobbs-births</span></a></p>