After Roe, there was a political realignment surrounding abortion in the U.S. Although the abortion-rights movement was allied with the population control movement before Roe,[3] during the years immediately afterward the population control movement experienced a series of scandals that made it appear divisive.[4] As anti-abortion rights advocates accused the abortion rights movement of racism, the abortion-rights movement responded by changing its rhetoric. Instead of emphasizing national policy benefits of abortion, such as smaller welfare expenses, slower population growth, and fewer illegitimate births,[3] it took up choice and rights-oriented rhetoric similar to what was used in the Roe decision.[5]