If you read me regularly you know my prediction that as a result of the Dobbs decision and what Republicans have done in the states they control people, particularly young women would begin to make enrollment decisions about whether to attend colleges in Red states where women don’t have the right to control their own bodies and would choose other options in Blue states. Well, it’s happening. And the effect will be to further degrade the quality of life for the people in Red states. What I really don’t get is the stupidity of the Republican politicians who have pushed these laws. The only thing I can conclude is that they think that through gerrymandering, voter suppression, and the ignorance and fear of MAGAt White voters poisoned mentally by Fox and the other MAGAt media they believe they can retain power. And power is what they care about. I think they have made a massive mistake, if only the Democrats can get their act together, and if all of us who care about democracy, gender equality, and wellbeing get out and vote in 2024, leaving the Democrats in control of both Houses of Congress, and the Presidency.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a new study from Lumina Foundation and Gallup, nearly three-quarters of currently enrolled college students (72%) report that the reproductive health laws in the state where their college is located are at least somewhat important to their decision to stay enrolled. A smaller majority of unenrolled U.S. adults, aged 18 to 59, who do not have a degree (60%) say these laws are at least somewhat important to their decision to enroll in a specific college or university.
These findings come from the Lumina Foundation-Gallup State of Higher Education 2022 study, conducted Oct. 26-Nov. 17, 2022. Results are based on web survey responses from 6,008 U.S. adults currently enrolled in an associate degree, bachelor’s degree, certificate or certification program, and 6,007 U.S. adults aged 18 to 59 who are not currently enrolled in such a program. About half of the unenrolled adults surveyed have no prior college experience, while the rest have attended some college but have not earned a degree.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. […]
