Abortion bans could have far-reaching impacts on the Black community in the Midwest

Abortion restrictions will likely affect Black women the most. Many are concerned about the impact on Black maternal mortality, and the risk of criminalization.
When Jasmine Burnett got pregnant as a young college student in Indiana in 1998, she didn’t know exactly what her future would look like.

However, she did know those plans would not include the man who got her pregnant.

“I knew that him being a part of my future would involve levels of control and manipulation that I wasn't ready to sign up for,” she said.

Burnett had an abortion at around eight or nine weeks of pregnancy.

She said it changed her life – for the better.