‘Era of rights retractions’: How abortion bans are changing young Americans

These restrictions are affecting how young people think about voting, where they should choose to live, study and work, and how to control their fertility.

Adolescence and young adulthood is a time of identity formation, when young people figure out who they are and who they want to be. One of the ways they do this is by considering the world around them, paying attention to social issues and starting to understand their society and their place in it. Laws and policies signal to young people what society thinks of their value, their role in society and their opportunities for the future.