{"id":1470188,"date":"2022-05-10T12:44:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T16:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1470188"},"modified":"2022-05-10T12:44:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T16:44:45","slug":"treasury-secretary-yellen-claims-restricting-abortion-access-would-have-damaging-effects-on-americas-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-secretary-yellen-claims-restricting-abortion-access-would-have-damaging-effects-on-americas-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasury Secretary Yellen Claims Restricting Abortion Access Would Have \u2018Damaging Effects\u2019 On America\u2019s Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftreasury-secretary-yellen-claims-restricting-abortion-access-would-have-damaging-effects-on-americas-economy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1470188&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-75.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claimed on Tuesday that restricting abortion access to women in the U.S. would have damaging effects on the nation\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>Yellen shared her perspective during testimony to the Senate Banking Committee regarding research related to abortion access and income levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that eliminating the rights of women to make decisions about women, whether to have children would have very damaging effects on the economy and would set women back decades,\u201d Yellen said, <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/yellen-says-eliminating-abortion-rights-144817880.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> a Reuters report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes clear that denying women access to abortion increases their odds of living in poverty or need for public assistance,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/10\/business\/treasury-janet-yellen-abortion-rights.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yellen also emphasized the ability of women to live a fulfilling and satisfying life as a reason to support abortion access.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019re talking about is whether or not women will have the ability to regulate their reproductive situation in ways that will enable them to plan lives that are fulfilling and satisfying for them,\u201d the treasury secretary noted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;What we&#8217;re talking about is whether or not women will have the ability to regulate their reproductive situation in ways that will enable them to plan lives that are fulfilling and satisfying for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on abortion <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Udd3VAwSjt\">pic.twitter.com\/Udd3VAwSjt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1524038650199265280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott blasted Yellen\u2019s remarks during the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you say ending the life of a child is good for the labor force participation rate?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFraming it in the context of labor force participation is, it just feels calloused to me,\u201d he later added. \u201cFinding a way to have a debate around abortion in a meeting for the economic stability of our country is harsh, and I\u2019m just surprised that we find ways to weave into every facet of our lives such an important and painful reality for so many people.\u201d<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>The debate regarding abortion access has surged in the political conversation following last week\u2019s leak of an opinion draft from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.<\/p>\n<p>Alito\u2019s draft suggested the court plans to overturn\u00a0<em>Roe v. Wade, <\/em>returning laws regarding abortion to individual states.<\/p>\n<p>The leak has led to a demand for an investigation of the unprecedented breach of trust in the nation\u2019s highest court.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, abortion-rights activists have launched several actions following the leak. On Sunday, an attack on Wisconsin Family Action, located in Madison, included graffiti and significant damage.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pro-life-group-attacked-in-wisconsin-if-abortions-arent-safe-then-you-arent-either\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, \u201cNo one from the organization was in the building at the time of the attack, which included a Molotov cocktail that was thrown through a window and failed to ignite. Whoever was behind the attack set another fire nearby that burned part of a wall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local media\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/madison.com\/news\/local\/madison-anti-abortion-headquarters-hit-by-molotov-cocktail-vandalism-graffiti\/article_526660ea-776d-50ca-9baa-4b4a9337dca7.html\">reported<\/a>\u00a0that graffiti was left outside the building that stated, \u201cIf abortions aren\u2019t safe then you aren\u2019t either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pro-abortion activists have also led protests outside of the homes of multiple justices who reportedly signaled they would vote in favor of overturning <em>Roe.\u00a0<\/em>The threats and demonstrations have increased the demand for security for justices and their family members.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the violence and law-breaking activities,\u00a0House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) applauded the \u201crighteous anger\u201d of abortion-rights activists in a letter sent on Monday to fellow House Democrats to encourage them to carry on the fight against the pro-life movement.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/newsroom\/5922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> referred to expressions by pro-abortion rights activists over the past week as righteous anger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we have seen and heard extraordinary anguish in our communities, we have been moved by how so many have channeled their righteous anger into meaningful action: planning to march and mobilize to make their voices heard,\u201d Pelosi wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claimed on Tuesday that restricting abortion access to women in the U.S. would have damaging effects on the nation\u2019s economy.Yellen shared her perspective during testimony to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":1482317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1470188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1470188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1482317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1470188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1470188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1470188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}