Protecting Access to Abortion Post Roe v. Wade
Read AWHONN’s Response to the Supreme Court Decision
Since 1973, access to abortion has been guaranteed in the US by the Supreme Court decision on the lawsuit Roe v. Wade. On May 2, 2022 Politico published a leaked draft of a decision on the pending Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization concerning Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act, which bans abortions after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. The draft, written by Justice Samuel Alito, would uphold the Mississippi law by overturning the court’s decision on Roe v. Wade. The existence of a draft decision indicates a majority of Supreme Court Justices have voted to uphold the Mississippi law by overturning Roe v. Wade.
Overturning Roe does not ban abortion, but it would make it constitutional for Congress or any state to pass laws restricting access including a total ban on abortion.
Media Inquiries
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Share your stories of poor-quality care post-Roe
Researchers at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Texas Policy Evaluation Project are collecting de-identified stories of clinical management that that has changed since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Through an anonymous survey, health care providers may leave a written narrative or a voice memo describing the case.
Resources
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To be put in touch with abortion access advocates in your state, please email advocacy@awhonn.org.
