‘Afraid I’ll get pregnant from my husband’: Sexual anxiety soars post-Roe, experts say
- In the wake of Roe v. Wade’s overturning, sex therapists say anxiety over sex has soared
- People tell USA TODAY this anxiety has caused them to reconsider sex, dating and relationships.
- Sex therapists encourage those with sexual anxiety to communicate about safe sex practices.
Elena, a mother of two in rural Nebraska, used to not think twice before having a “date night” with her husband.
Now, with abortion laws returned to state legislatures as a result of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in June, Elena fears what may happen if “date night” leads to an unplanned pregnancy.