Beyond the Labels: AAPI Women on Abortion Care, Dignity, and Criminalization
As abortion bans expand nationwide, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women are navigating a policy landscape that increasingly destabilizes our health, safety, and dignity. Since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization repealed Roe v. Wade in 2022, lawmakers in many states have moved swiftly to pass and enforce abortion bans, resulting in widespread confusion, fear, and hundreds of criminalized cases nationwide. The impact falls hardest on AAPI women already navigating economic insecurity, precarious immigration status, caregiving responsibilities, and limited access to culturally and linguistically appropriate care.
Beyond the Labels is the largest national, multilingual Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) abortion study of its kind, with groundbreaking qualitative and quantitative findings about how AAPI women across more than 25 ethnicities are thinking about and engaging with abortion rights. Despite the AAPI population being the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, composed of over 24 million individuals from over 50 ethnic groups, AAPI-specific research on abortion remains rare.
Developed with Lake Research Partners and Sprout Insight, this study represents a snapshot of abortion perspectives during the summer and fall of 2025 among AAPI women. These findings reflect the attitudes and knowledge of abortion, barriers that members of the AAPI community face, and the messages that resonate.
To see the full findings, including insights from our focus groups, effectiveness of specific messages, and more, read the full report.