Gen Z Roiled by Supreme Court Rulings on Student Loans, Abortion

The US Supreme Court has Taylor Porter questioning her career path, where she wants to live, and even the relationships around her as she enters her final year at the University of Texas.

Porter, 20, wonders if she’ll be able to pursue plans to be a physician’s assistant and whether she should leave Texas, a red state, after the rulings all aligned with the court’s 6-3 conservative majority striking affirmative action, student loan forgiveness, and abortion rights.

“It feels like we’ve taken one step forward, three steps back,” said Porter.

Interviews with dozens of people in their late teens and ...