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    The New Jane Crow

    Justice Alito’s draft opinion signals a willingness to subject women and girls to second-class citizenship.<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>
    by Michele Goodwin May 11, 2022 3 minutes
    Source: Ting Shen / Bloomberg / Getty

    With the Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion access for tens of millions of women and girls across the nation may soon be a matter of the past. For many women of means, who can travel and pay for child care, the loss of Roe will be disruptive. For many poor women—particularly poor women of color—the loss will be deadly. This is the coming of the new Jane Crow.

    Certain aspects of the era of the new Jane Crow are already predictable. First, high rates of maternal mortality will persist, and Black and

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